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2011 NBA Lockout Begins! | Friday NBA Gossip

Sports water cooler headlines and NBA basketball gossip for Friday July 1st 2011. Shea Matthews weighs in with his analysis and opinions on today’s NBA action…

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NBA news: Lockout Officially Begins, NBA.com Lockdown

Happy Canada Day to our Canadian Friends!

It’s no surprise but it’s official: the NBA owners have locked out the players. (First time since 1998-99) Though the sides are apparently still far apart, the has no plans to decertify and will continue to negotiate.

The NBA Lockout has begun...NOOOOO!

Players want a five-year deal and a soft salary cap whereas owners want a 10-year deal and a hard cap.

During the lockout, no NBA business can happen, including trades, free-agent signings and team-organized workouts.

Fans visiting the NBA’s website will find themselves somewhat locked out as well.

The site is accessible, but the front page has removed the links to its 30 team pages. [soliloquy id=”82219″]

The site was transformed in the weeks leading up to the lockout by NBA employees, whose jobs may be in jeopardy depending on the length of the lockout. Crazy!

Also the NBA has already cancelled its annual summer league in Las Vegas.

Today’s sports water cooler talk. Here, you won’t just find the straight news; you’ll find the stuff everyone is talking about – the ice breakers, the Twitter Sports Picks and topics…well, basically all the stuff you discuss at the water cooler.

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By Shea Matthews

Shea Matthews the Senior Writer at CP. Lives and breathes sports. He made the transition from athlete to sports journalist at a young age, writing in TV & national papers. Shea applies his knowledge to sports betting + handicapping daily, and shares winning picks with the world.

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