NBPA Exec Committee Kills Audit Of Union's Finances That Fisher Wanted

In a “pushback against” Thunder G and NBPA President Derek Fisher, NBPA Exec Dir Billy Hunter has “convinced members of the NBPA's executive committee to kill an independent audit of the union's finances and practices,” according to Adrian Wojnarowski of YAHOO SPORTS. Hunter had his legal team “send a brief memo to players Tuesday night, telling them the audit voted upon on Friday by the executive committee had been cancelled.” Sources said that Fisher wanted an internal audit of Hunter's N.Y. offices, and “gathered the necessary votes on a conference call Friday to proceed with the inquiry.” Acrimony “had grown” between Hunter and Fisher during the lockout, with players “choosing sides between the two.” Players with knowledge of the dispute indicated that Hunter “convinced the executive committee … that Fisher's push for an audit had no merit, and that it was inspired by personal animus” (SPORTS.YAHOO.com, 4/17).