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The 2011 NBA lockout was the fourth lockout in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The owners began the work stoppage upon expiration of the 2005 collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The 161-day lockout began on July 1, 2011 and ended on December 8, 2011. It delayed the start of the from November 1 to December 25, and it reduced the regular season from 82 to 66 games. The previous lockout in 1998–99 had shortened the season to 50 games. During the lockout, teams could not trade, sign or contact players, and players could not access NBA team facilities, trainers, or staffs. Negotiations between the owners, led by commissioner David Stern, and the players, led by director Billy Hunter and president Derek Fisher of the labor union National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), began in early 2011 and continued through November. The main issues dividing both sides were the division of revenue and the structure of the salary cap and luxury tax. Owners proposed to reduce the players’ share of basketball related income (BRI) from 57% to 47%, but the players countered with 53% of BRI. Owners wanted to implement a hard salary cap and a harsher luxury tax, hoping to increase competition among teams, whereas players wanted to keep the current soft salary cap structure intact. As both sides failed to reach an agreement, the NBA canceled the preseason and all games through December. On November 14, the players dissolved the union, allowing them to file anti-trust lawsuits against the league. On November 26, both sides reached a tentative agreement to end the lockout. The new CBA calls for a revenue split of 49-to-51.2% and a flexible salary cap structure with harsher luxury tax. After the tentative deal was reached, owners allowed players to have voluntary workouts at team sites starting December 1. After the deal was ratified on December 8, training camps, trades and free agency began the next day. During the lockout, some players signed contracts to play in other countries, mostly in Europe and Asia, with most of them having the option to return upon the lockout's conclusion. The lockout also had an impact on the economy due largely to NBA cities losing revenue generated by games as well as television networks losing ratings and advertisement revenue. ==Chronology== * July 1, 2011: The lockout begins.〔 * September 23, 2011: The NBA canceled training camp, which was to begin October 3, and the first week of preseason games, which were to run October 9 through 15.〔 * October 4, 2011: The NBA canceled the remainder of the preseason.〔 * October 10, 2011: The first two weeks of the regular season canceled.〔 * October 28, 2011: All games through November 30 canceled.〔 * November 14, 2011: The NBPA dissolves labor union into a trade association.〔 * November 15, 2011: The NBA canceled all games through December 15. Players filed antitrust lawsuits against the NBA in California and Minnesota federal courts.〔 * November 26, 2011: The NBA owners and players reached a tentative agreement to end the lockout.〔 * December 1, 2011: The NBPA re-formed as a union.〔 * December 8, 2011: The new CBA is ratified, officially ending the lockout. * December 25, 2011: NBA season begins. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2011 NBA lockout」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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