The NBA Lockout Makes Mittens McDunksalot Very Sad
The NBA Lockout Makes Mittens McDunksalot Very Sad
  • The NBA Lockout Makes Mittens McDunksalot Very Sad

Thu, Nov 3 Portland vs. Denver
Fri, Nov 4 Portland vs. Los Angeles
Sun, Nov 6 Portland vs. Phoenix
Wed, Nov 9 Portland vs. Denver
Thu, Nov 10 Portland vs. San Antonio
Sat, Nov 12 Portland vs. Detroit
Mon, Nov 14 Portland vs. Philadelphia

All of the following games are not happening. After another day of synchronized swimming in their respective money vaults, the NBA player’s union and ownership groups failed to come to an agreement to end the lockout, so the league has punished us all (not to mention the thousands of low-wage arena workers) by canceling the first two weeks of the 2011-12 season. Take it away, sad, sad press release:

NEW YORK, October 10, 2011—The NBA announced today that it has canceled the first two weeks of the 2011-12 regular season because a new collective bargaining agreement has not been reached with the National Basketball Players Association. This cancellation includes all games originally scheduled to be played through November 14.

“Despite extensive efforts, we have not been able to reach a new agreement with the players’ union that allows all 30 teams to be able to compete for a championship while fairly compensating our players,” NBA Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver said.

Two weeks ain’t so bad. Plus this means one less Blazers game against the Spurs, which is never a bad thing. Plus, it’s not like anonymous GMs are making dire comments off the record, right? Oh, dang.

Ezra Ace Caraeff is the former Music Editor for the Mercury, and spent nearly a third of his life working at the paper. More importantly, he is the owner of Olive, the Mercury’s unofficial office dog....

5 replies on “The NBA Cancels the First Two Weeks of the Season”

  1. Think positive thoughts! Think positive thoughts! Think positive thoughts! Think positive thoughts!

    If there are only 50 regular season games, Greg Oden could technically say he played an entire NBA season! *sob*

  3. I’m going to figure out the NHL this season. It’s going to be dope. Screw Wesley Matthews and Lamarcus Aldridge’s sick dunks.

  5. ESPN and TBS should just air classic game in lieu of. Seriously, they’ll probably get better ratings than the first 3/4ths of the your typical NBA season.

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