While Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green may have posted some dismissive tweets to Wednesdays news that the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association reached a tentative agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement, reaction seemed to be generally positive from NBA players.Thats amazing, great, Chris Paul, the president of the players association, told reporters Wednesday. I was on the phone with [NBPA executive director Michele Roberts] today. Im excited. Im happy for the league. Im happy for our fans, owners, everyone whos involved. Its a great thing.I think everyone negotiated in good faith. The conversations were great. Everything was cordial. Everyone knows how well the game is going, and nobody wanted to mess that up. My hat goes off to Adam [Silver] and his team, and same thing on our side.Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook, who is the teams player representative, greeted the news positively.Thats good. Better than last time, he said. They did a good job communicating and were able to come to an agreement tentatively. Thats a great start for both parties.For The Beard, theres no fear of being sidelined by any work stoppage.Its great for the league and the players and the owners and everybody to come to an agreement and hopefully not be a lockout, said Houston Rockets star James Harden, and we can play basketball and give these fans some exciting basketball, and everybody is happy.Yippee! said Brooklyn Nets forward Trevor Booker, the teams players association representative. I am just glad that we could come to an agreement. I am going to look over the deal and make sure everything is fine for my crew.I wasnt worried at all, Booker added of any potential snags or a lockout. I have been through a lockout before and it is no fun, but I wasnt worried this time. Michele, she has done a great job since she has been in office.Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Clarkson happily greeted the news.Thats dope, man, Clarkson said. 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Justin Schultz Jersey .com) - The Calgary Flames aim to bounce back from their first regulation home loss of the campaign on Friday night when they host a Detroit Red Wings club that they swept in three meetings a season ago.Kate Lightfoot hopes Yorkshire Jets can kick-start their season with a win over Team Northumbria in the Vitality Netball Superleague. Sky Live: Northumbria v Jets We preview Monday nights action Both sides are still searching for their first victory of the campaign ahead of Monday nights match, live on Sky Sports.Lightfoot has been absent since Super Saturday with a broken finger, which means she cannot face Team Northumbria, and the Jets defender watched Saturdays 51-38 defeat by Hertfordshire Mavericks from the sidelines. But she believes Yorkshires new-look squad are showing signs of improvement. Fiji shooter Maria Lutua is also part of Yorkshires much changed squad Lightfoot told Sky Sports: So far the results weve had arent what we would have wanted, but from a positive note, from my perspective Im seeing the girls put in more consistent performances over longer periods.But obviously I want to be a part of that and help, which is very frustrating.Team Northumbria were beaten 58-28 by Team Bath on Friday night, leaving them bottom of the table, and Lightfoot believes the upcoming fixture is important for both sides.Weve both had difficult starts. I dont think any of the games this year are easy games. 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Netball London Live Surrey Storm v Hertfordshire Mavericks with Sky Tickets We have got the personnel, weve got the talent, Weve got Stacey Francis as our captain now and she is really leading by example, setting really high standards for myself and the other girls.Weve got England youth coming through, experienced players coming back. Weve got the right mix and we just need to put that out on court together and show how we can really deliver that together as a squad.Watch Monday nights Superleague match between Team Northumbria and Yorkshire Jets from 7.30pm on Sky Sports 2. Also See: Sky Live: Northumbria v Jets Mavs and Storm seal victories ' ' '