NBA to furlough a group of employees on July 1st
Saturday, June 18, 2011 - 11:25am

In yet another unfortunate consequence of the unresolved "lockout situation," the NBA will reportedly furlough (lay off temporarily) a group of employees beginning July 1st. When people think about the lockout, many think mostly about not being able to watch basketball, but this situation certainly has further-reaching implications. Relatedly, the NBA Summer League has been cancelled. 

According to from Newsday.com:

Seven days before that, the NBA will host its draft at the Prudential Center in Newark, but deputy commissioner Adam Silver informed the union that the NBA Summer League, held annually in Las Vegas in mid-July, has been canceled.

"We made clear to the union it was purely a function of the calendar and drop-dead dates with hotels and the arena,'' Silver told reporters after the meeting. "No intent to send signals of any kind to the players, but it was an unfortunate consequence that, at this late date, we still do not have a deal beginning July 1.''

According to a person with knowledge of the situation, the NBA informed a group of its employees that, as a result of the CBA uncertainty, their jobs will be furloughed after June 30.

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