NBA Basketball
By Charlie Zegers, About.com Guide
- The NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement: Lockout Looming?
- Fan Basics
- Eastern Conference
- Western Conference
The NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement: Lockout Looming?
Enjoy this season, fans, because it may be the last pro basketball you'll see for a while. The NBA's collective bargaining agreement is set to expire on June 30, 2011 -- and the owners and players seem poised to go to war before a new CBA is signed. Here's a look at the issues, arguments and possible resultions.
- NBA Lockout 101: The Issues
- The Lakers' power couple talks contraction
- Will NBA Players sign overseas in the event of a lockout?
- How will CBA negotiations affect future free agents?
Fan Basics
Everything a fan needs to keep up with the NBA on a day-to-day basis.
Eastern Conference
No longer the "Leastern" conference, the East is home to title contenders like LeBron's Miami Heat, Dwight Howard's Orlando Magic, Kevin Garnett's Celtics and the up-and-coming Chicago Bulls.
- Atlanta Hawks
- Boston Celtics
- Charlotte Bobcats
- Chicago Bulls
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Detroit Pistons
- Indiana Pacers
- Miami Heat
- Milwaukee Bucks
- New Jersey Nets
- Orlando Magic
- New York Knicks
- Philadephia 76ers
- Toronto Raptors
- Washington Wizards
Western Conference
The Western Conference is stacked with tough, veteran teams like the Spurs, Mavericks, Suns and Jazz, emerging contenders like the Nuggets and Trail Blazers, and the league's next superstar, Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Oh yeah... and the reigning champs, Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers.