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 composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Ca ...
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*The
1995 NBA lockout, 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, 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.
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See also
* MLB lockout
* MLS lockout
* NFL lockout
* NHL lockout
References
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Sports labour disputes in Canada
Sports labor disputes in the United States