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10-08-2011, 10:53 PM
By Rick Bonnell - rbonnell@charlotteobserver.com
It's been three months since the NBA locked out its players, but the first real effect on fans could come Monday. That's when commissioner David Stern plans to cancel the first two weeks of the regular-season, unless the league and the union agree in principle on a new collective bargaining agreement.
They're not that far apart - approximately three percent of basketball-related revenue - so there could be a weekend push to finalize a deal. Once that happens, free agency, training camp and the preseason would all be crammed into about three weeks.
The Bobcats haven't conducted basketball business since shortly after the draft in late June. Here are five issues that would quickly have to be addressed once the lockout ends:
Read more: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/10/08/1551540/checklist-for-bobcats-if-nba-lockout.html#ixzz1aFWIWQss
It's been three months since the NBA locked out its players, but the first real effect on fans could come Monday. That's when commissioner David Stern plans to cancel the first two weeks of the regular-season, unless the league and the union agree in principle on a new collective bargaining agreement.
They're not that far apart - approximately three percent of basketball-related revenue - so there could be a weekend push to finalize a deal. Once that happens, free agency, training camp and the preseason would all be crammed into about three weeks.
The Bobcats haven't conducted basketball business since shortly after the draft in late June. Here are five issues that would quickly have to be addressed once the lockout ends:
Read more: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/10/08/1551540/checklist-for-bobcats-if-nba-lockout.html#ixzz1aFWIWQss