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November 26, 2011: The NBA owners and players reached a tentative agreement to end the lockout. [8] December 1, 2011: The NBPA re-formed as a union. [9] December 8, 2011: The new CBA is ratified, officially ending the lockout. [10] December 25, 2011: NBA season begins.
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.
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 and that season's All-Star Game to be canceled.
It was no layup, but the NBA season is back on track. After months of bitter negotiations, the owners and players finally agreed to terms that will result in an abridged basketball season that ...
The 1998–99 NBA season was the 53rd season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Due to a lockout, the season did not start until February 5, 1999, after a new six-year collective bargaining agreement was reached between the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association. All 29 teams played a shortened 50-game-per-team regular ...
However, on January 6, 1999, NBA commissioner David Stern, and NBPA director Billy Hunter finally reached an agreement to end the lockout. The deal was approved by both the players and owners, and was signed on January 20, ending the lockout after 204 days.
In October, the league allowed arenas in Los Angeles and Chicago to reassign NBA dates for other events. The number of games between conferences was affected as was the case in the 1999 lockout , when each team played only five or six interconference games in a 50-game schedule.
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