April 20, 2011

NBA cancels Summer League amid impending labor uncertainty

Watch out NFL, you’re not the only major sports league whose players may be looking to “follow their dreams” and pursue a life-long quest, new avenues and, sometimes, strange employment amidst the forthcoming labor uncertainty.

The NBA, whose anticipated labor dispute could be even uglier than the NFL’s, is looking into a number of different ways to increase league and team profitability. With the lockout looming, and the league likely shutting down July 1 (due to the expiration of the current Collective Bargaining Agreement on June 30), the NBA…

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