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Revisiting the NBA's 1998 Lockout

Grizzly situation
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Grizzly situation

Before the 2011 lockout, the NBA had gone 13 years without a work stoppage. The last stalemate spanned 191 days and one David Stern beard. The league and the players' union finally reached an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement in January 1999, two months after the normal start of the regular season. Here is a look back at some of the memorable (and dubious) moments before, during and after the standoff.


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