体坛英语资讯：NBA Imposes Player Lockout
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Basketball">Basketball</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="formally">formally</span> <span word="locked">locked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="collective">collective</span> <span word="bargaining">bargaining</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="lockout">lockout</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="expired">expired</span>.<span word="NBA">NBA</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lockout">lockout</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="bargaining">bargaining</span> <span word="session">session</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="yield">yield</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="results">results</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NBA">NBA</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> $300 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> 30 <span word="franchises">franchises</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="profit">profit</span>.<span word="They">They</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="impose">impose</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strict">strict</span> <span word="salary">salary</span> <span word="cap">cap</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="players">players</span>, <span word="curtail">curtail</span> <span word="guaranteed">guaranteed</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="players">players</span>' <span word="guaranteed">guaranteed</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="league">league</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> $4 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span> <span word="from">from</span> 57 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="to">to</span> 50 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="players">players</span>' <span word="union">union</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="players">players</span>' <span word="guaranteed">guaranteed</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="to">to</span> 54.3 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="back">back</span> $100 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="Friday">Friday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lockout">lockout</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="stoppage">stoppage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NBA">NBA</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1998-99 <span word="season">season</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="shortened">shortened</span> <span word="to">to</span> 50 <span word="games">games</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prolonged">prolonged</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="acrimonious">acrimonious</span> <span word="lockout">lockout</span>.<span word="Observers">Observers</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NBA">NBA</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> 2011-12 <span word="season">season</span>.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lockout">lockout</span>, <span word="players">players</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="coaches">coaches</span>.<span word="Franchises">Franchises</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="barred">barred</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="trades">trades</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="negotiating">negotiating</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="rookies">rookies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="agents">agents</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="NBA">NBA</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span>.<span word="Players">Players</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="locked">locked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="March">March</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="negotiating">negotiating</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="season">season</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="camps">camps</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p>
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