Yesterday, the NBA owners and NBA players made progress toward ending the lockout by negotiating system details. However, the two sides avoided the main sticking point: the basketball related income (BRI) split. Today, that is exactly what will be discussed.

The players, who received 57% of the BRI in the last CBA, want at least 52% this time.

Well, it's good to finally be able to report some good news regarding the NBA lockout. According to both the players and owners, Wednesday's 15-hour negotiating session led to some progress.

"We can't say that major progress was made in any way," said Derek Fisher, the president of the players union, "but some progress was made on system issues.