The NBA lockout may refer to any of the four
lockouts in the history of the
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United S ...
:
*The
1995 NBA lockout
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, which lasted for three months before the 1995–96 season.
*The
1996 NBA lockout, which lasted for a couple of hours before the 1996–97 season.
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*The ]1998–99 NBA lockout
The 1998–99 NBA lockout was the third lockout of four in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA). It lasted from July 1, 1998, to January 20, 1999, and forced the 1998–99 regular season to be shortened to 50 games per team a ...
, which lasted for more than six months and forced the 1998–99 season to be shortened to 50 regular season games per team and that season's All-Star Game to be canceled.
*The 2011 NBA lockout, which lasted for five months and forced the 2011–12 season to be shortened to 66 regular season games per team.
See also
*MLB lockout
MLB lockout may refer to one of the following lockouts or strike actions in Major League Baseball:
* The 1972 Major League Baseball strike, which canceled 86 games
* The 1973 Major League Baseball lockout, which cancelled no games
* The 1976 ...
*MLS lockout
The MLS Players Association, also referred to as the MLSPA, is the union of professional Major League Soccer players. The MLS Players Association serves as the exclusive collective bargaining agreements representative for all current players in ...
*NFL lockout
The NFL lockout may refer to any of the lockouts or strikes in the history of the National Football League:
* The 1968 NFL strike/lockout, which lasted 12 days before the start of the 1968 season.
* The 1970 NFL strike/lockout, which lasted a ...
*NHL lockout
The NHL lockout may refer to any of the four labour actions in the history of the National Hockey League:
* The 1992 NHL strike, which postponed 30 games of the 1991–92 season
* The 1994–95 NHL lockout, which cancelled many of the games of ...
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lockout
Lockout may refer to:
* Lockout (industry), a type of work stoppage
**Dublin Lockout, a major industrial dispute between approximately 20,000 workers and 300 employers 1913 - 1914
* Lockout (sports), lockout in sports leagues
**MLB lockout, lock ...
Lockout
Lockout may refer to:
* Lockout (industry), a type of work stoppage
**Dublin Lockout, a major industrial dispute between approximately 20,000 workers and 300 employers 1913 - 1914
* Lockout (sports), lockout in sports leagues
**MLB lockout, lock ...
Sports labor disputes in the United States