I came across this on Zagoria's web site:
AdamZagoria: The Bird Rights hearing involving #Knicks Jeremy Lin & Steve Novak has been set for June 13, per reports. Big day for the Knicks future.
Here's more explanation of how this works and what the union is trying to do for these guys. http://www.nj.com/knicks/index.ssf/2012/05/knicks_links_hearing_set_for_j.html