Report: NBA cancels summer league

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Source: ESPN

The NBA, facing the possibility of a work stoppage, has canceled this year's Las Vegas summer league and will not run its annual college internship program, the New York Daily News reported, citing league sources.

The league is also not sending any teams to Europe for training camp and has not scheduled any preseason games there, according to the report.

The collective bargaining agreement between the NBA and the players union expires June 30 and there have not been formal talks between the two sides in months.

The summer league usually starts in July, while the internship program, at the league offices in New York and the league's entertainment division in Secaucus, N.J., lasts 10 weeks, according to the report.
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Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=6344031

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Sucks

[WilmywoodNCparalegal]

1. Uh oh... smells like a lockout... perhaps all those college hoops

people who have declared for the draft will rethink??? (hey, Kyrie Irving :) I'm talking to you)

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2. I'm going to miss seeing some of the stars of the NCAA tourney this summer

I was looking forward to getting another look at Kemba, Mack, Howard, Kyrie, etc.

[nyy1998]

3. I'm more pessimistic about the NBA playing basketball next year then the NFL doing football

The NFL doesn't have much of a case and the NFLPA has been really savvy. The courts and mediation should eventually get a resolution sooner rather then later. The NBA finances are tougher, not as tough David Stern is making it to be(unreleatedly, he's actually a liberal Democrat) and the Union isn't as strong or as smart as the NFLPA. I hope I'm wrong but I'm doubtful

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4. The NHL with it's troubles, MLB not as popular as it once was....

The NBA and NFL possibly not having seasons..............


It's time for a Soccer Revolution!

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5. KC's Chad Ochocinco vs. LA Galaxy and the Italian midfielder Kobe Bryant

:D

[mikeytherat]

6. English and Spanish premier leagues, UEFA, MLS

Now that's my kind of football!

mikey_the_rat