It’s official: 50% of major sports in the United States are locked out.
The National Basketball Association has joined the NFL in locking out its players.
The lockout will become official as of 12:01am EST on Friday morning.
Yahoo! Sports quotes NBPA representative Matt Bonner: “We tried to avoid a lockout. Unfortunately we could not reach a deal.”
CNBC.com reports that Billy Hunter, the Executive Director of the NBPA, said: “Their position was that we’re too far away… the gap is too great.” The site also quoted Hunter on the decision not to decertify the union: “I just don’t think it’s necessary.”
The New York Post reports that Hunter expects the two sides to meet “in two weeks” to continue their negotiations. The paper also notes that the Players Association has requested “documentation” from the owners.
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