Now What? The NBA Joins The NFL In Locking Out It's Players. 2011 Season In Jeopardy [Video]
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Two of America's favorite pastimes, professional football and basketball, are involved in messy labor negotiations that are threatening their upcoming seasons.
Both the NFL and the NBA have locked out their players. The NFL did so several months ago, while the NBA shut it's doors at midnight this morning.
During the lockouts teams can have no contact with players. Meaning injured players can't work out at team facilities or consult team doctors or coaches. There will also be no free agency or trades.
NFL owners have made significant strides in their negotiations with the players over the past month. Leading many to believe their season has a chance to start on time.
The same can't be said about the NBA, where the players and owners are so far apart in negotiations there might not be a 2011 season at all.
"We had a great year in terms of the appreciation of our fans for our game. It just wasn't a profitable one for the owners, and it wasn't one that many of the smaller market teams particularly enjoyed or felt included in," NBA commissioner David Stern said according to ESPN. "The goal here has been to make the league profitable and to have a league where all 30 teams can compete."
"The problem is that there's such a gap in terms of the numbers, where they are and where we are, and we just can't find any way to bridge that gap," Executive Director of the NBA Billy Hunter said.
What are your thoughts on the NBA and NFL lockouts in general?
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Comment by Buck on July 2, 2011 at 10:15am -
We all knew this was gonna happen they have been saying all year on sportscenter that is was gonna happen
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Comment by dmack on July 2, 2011 at 6:05am -
bring bak da XFL!! anyone remeber dat s***?? n bring bak AND1 too, dam that would b sik if they replaced NFL n NBA!!
ohh n go to youtube n type: dmackreal
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Comment by Jakez on July 2, 2011 at 12:44am -
People are in business to make money and you can't blame someone for discontinuing something that they are losing money on, that said, there has to be a way to profitably run an NBA season, if it has to be run by someone besides the NBA so be it.
I'm sure the NBA is in way over it's head with expenses and deals it setup with companies and advertisers years ago when profits were way up, they just need to cut out all the useless s*** like everyone else is doing right now.
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Comment by N.Y. Finest on July 1, 2011 at 9:40pm -
F***!!!!
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Comment by Nexio La Para on July 1, 2011 at 8:28pm -
ummm @lesane crooks the NHL had a lockout a few years ago and the majority of the players are white so i dont think thats the problem although these niccas do stupid things with their money anyway.
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Comment by Nexio La Para on July 1, 2011 at 8:22pm
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well i'll be watching the Association Football hahaah no lockout there Visca Barça!!!!
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Comment by QuEeNsFiNeSt on July 1, 2011 at 7:30pm -
You Gotta Be F****** Kidding Me Right
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Comment by Lesane Crooks on July 1, 2011 at 5:38pm -
I'm not one to spread rumors or anything but here's my thoughts on the whole situation.
How many players in the NFL and NBA are of ethnic origin? Maybe they're getting tired of paying n***** so much money. Maybe they're tired of seeing n***** live a lavish life style. Just a thought.
How many rapper's have had the IRS come after them since last year? It seems the hip hop police have been cracking down on n***** a lot lately.
Having your pants sag is being outlawed and so are having big rims on your car.
You got the police busting into album releases and beating people up and s***. They hate when n***** are having fun.
There are a lot of things I can mentioned but I won't. It's up to you to do your research and find the answers. I bet the NHL won't have this problem. Again, these are just thoughts but it does make you wonder doesn't it?
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Comment by rizzy30 on July 1, 2011 at 5:33pm -
i could give a s*** about nba but i need the nfl.
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Comment by RED G on July 1, 2011 at 5:27pm -
MANN MY BESTFRIEND JUST GOT DRFTED TO DALLAS MAVS... HOPE I CAN GET SEE HIM PLAY ... OR MAYBE NOT... LETS SEE HOW LONG IT LASTS???
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