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April 1999

Labor relations in basketball: the lockout of 1998-99

Paul D. Staudohar

The lockout resulted in the owners losing about $1 billion and the players forfeiting roughly half that amount in foregone salaries; the salary explosion was contained, but whether caps can effectively limit salaries in the future remains to be seen

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