The NBA held a conference call on Thursday to update owners on the status of their labor dispute with the players.

The owners are showing no urgency to resume negotiations and are waiting for Billy Hunter to call David Stern. No new dialogue is expected before Thanksgiving.

The owners will spend the interim period reviewing lawsuits and waiting for players to miss another check on December 1st, according to sources.

The resolve of the players remains in doubt by the owners.

If Hunter reached out to Stern directly, it might help the NBA make its case that the union's disclaimer of interest is a sham.  However, Hunter is now an official member of the players' legal team and could attempt to initiate contact on that basis.

"One thing seems certain: Stern, owners want to meet with Hunter to negotiate, not anti-trust lawyers," Adrian Wojnarowski writes. "Appears league will wait for call."