NBA Shadowed 'Rain Cloud'

NBA Shadowed 'Rain Cloud'
NBA 2011/2012 season obsessed with a big problem. You see, the NBA commissioner has decided to impose a 'block' is not reached agreement on financial matters.

As quoted from the official site of the blockade from the NBA on Friday (01/07/2011) at 00:01 noon ET or CST Friday. During the lockout period, the player will not receive a salary, the team was not allowed to negotiate, lead, or the exchange of players.

Additionally, players are not allowed to use the facilities of the team for any purpose. The team does not have to possess or facilitate the training camp, exhibition games, tests, training, coaching or group meetings.



Financial problems are the cause of the NBA imposed "freeze" after a three-hour meeting between the teams of leagues and players union has not complied with the agreement.

Reported in the Telegraph, the club owner wanted to cut the payout to players who in previous kesepaktan size is 57 percent of the profits from 50:50. Tenders for the operators to the division of profit fell 54.3 percent.

While the Times reported that the salary cap the owners want the players with a lower number, the contract is shorter, and cut wages by 38 percent.

"Previous collective agreement is no longer valid to create a broken system that comes with huge financial losses for the team," said NBA Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver. Quoted by the Times, the league announced losses of $ 300 million per season.

"We need a sustainable business model that allowed all 30 teams in the NBA has the ability to compete, to provide fair compensation to the player, and allows the team that, if managed well can be profitable," says Silver.

"We made some proposals to the union, including a deal for a player that targets $ 2 billion and an average of 5 million dollars for each player, which can increase with the league's growth. Elements of our proposal can also improve alignment with the corresponding payment performance seen by the player. "

"We will continue to make every effort to reach a new agreement is fair and the interest of our team, our players, our fans and our game."

A number of players who joined the NBA experience with this loss. Luol Deng (Chicago Bulls) and Ben Gordon (Detroit Pistons) has decided not to strengthen the British nation in the Eurobasket 2011, held from August 31 in Lithuania.

The reason why you can not use the insurance obtained by the NBA. They do not want to take the risk, if such injury, must bear the cost of the treatment, except for the association of the countries concerned are willing to provide assistance.

Blocking has never happened in the seasons 1995/1996 and 1998/1999. In 1995, the problem can be solved in the month of September, which create a series of regular games are able to walk normally, which is 82.

While in the 1998/1999 season, new problems can be finished in early January 1999. Be delayed and new competition could begin in February and the normal game at 50