"Fans may have to wait even longer to see the Indiana Pacers play.

Pacers forward Danny Granger said Friday that early indications are the National Basketball Players Association will reject the league's latest proposal in contract negotiations.

Commissioner David Stern supposedly presented the players a final offer, which included a 50-50 revenue split, Thursday night. It would allow for a 72-game season that would start Dec. 15 if they approved it.

"From what I've seen and heard, the counteroffer is the same they presented us a week ago, making a few minor changes that, in the big scheme of things, really did nothing to the deal," said Granger, the team's union representative, in a phone interview from Los Angeles. "I would expect that proposal to be rejected after all the players learn more about the deal. The next step I don't know.""