The NBA’s biggest stars were playing on Friday—not on the court, but inside the boardroom.

The labor negotiations for the world’s most famous basketball league will continue on Saturday and some of the NBA’s superstars will be there to participate.

Dwayne Wade, LeBron James, and Carmelo Anthony showed up on Friday to support the union. Owners and players are now attempting to form a collective bargaining agreement that could save the season, which is supposed to kick off in November.

Reports say that the players were ready to abandon negotiations when they were offered by the owners a 47% stake of all basketball-related income—marking an 11% decrease.

Commissioner David Stern says that if the problem isn’t resolved soon, the entire 2011-2012 season would be in jeopardy.
 

The Los Angeles Dodgers say that it has not violated any television contract stipulations concerning Fox Sports—which has sued them for sale of the team’s TV rights.

Earlier in the day, Fox asked the US Bankruptcy Court judge to block any sale of rights by Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, who contended that they had rights to Dodgers games until 2012.

In a written statement, the Dodgers urged the judge to allow them to auction of the Dodgers’ TV rights to the highest bidder. According to team reps, the sale would allow the team to rise out of bankruptcy.

Fox filed their case after the Major League Baseball announced that it will contend any television deal that left McCourt in control of the team.