NBA Commissioner David Stern stated ‘the calendar is not our friend’ and NBA Players Assn. President Derek Fisher added a deal is no closer after a five-hour bargaining session. NBA News

After a lengthy negotiating session on NBA lockout ended Thursday with no progress in labor talks between the NBA and the NBA players union, it became increasingly likely the NBA administration would announce Friday the cancellation of the start of training camps and some exhibition games in the NBA pre-season.

”The cancellation of at least the first three preseason games is almost for sure” one NBA executive declared several owners of teams gathered in New York for a Friday meeting, which was fruitless again.

NBA Lockout continues, forces the cancellation of NBA Training camps

No labor deal, no training camps and no telling what else the NBA could lose. The lockout is about to start inflicting damage on the preseason schedule – and neither players nor owners can say what will happen to the real games. The league will cancel training camps and some exhibition games today after failing to reach a new collective bargaining agreement with its players, according to a source. NBA training camps were expected to begin Oct. 3, and exhibition openers were set for Oct. 9. following the events of NBA lockout started on 1st July.

Nba Players going overseas in the lockout

Meanwhile NBA players are flocking overseas. The latest players, who are going to play in Europe are Dallas Mavericks Spanish forward Rudy Fernandez, The Spaniard signed with Real Madrid, while Turkish Center Semih Erden Semih Erden Semih Erden from Cleveland cavahave signed with Turkish Club Besiktas Istanbul, which also have signed Nba star Deron Williams. Both players will stay at Besiktas until the ongoing NBA lockout ends.

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