September 24, 1998
Mar 27, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra on the sideline in the first quarter of their game against the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports
In 1998, the league announced that the start of Training Camps that season had been postponed indefinitely.
At the time, there were stalled collective bargaining negotiations with the National Basketball Players Association. Yikes.
But it got worse. That year, the NBA entered their second ever lockout; the season did not start until February 5, 1999, and consisted of a shortened 50-game regular season schedule.