I know I am probably reading too much into this, but in his journal entry that the front page links to --
http://duke.scout.com/2/1025197.html
-- Austin goes on to state "when" not "if" the NBA locks out:
I am just wondering if Austin is falling for all the public NBA chatter about a lockout, or if his connections (Doc & Hill, etc) to the NBA provide him with inside information.
I thought the lockout is just a bit of negotiating strategy, and that push comes to shove there will be NBA in 2011-2012. The NBA is going through a bit of a renaissance and it would be beyond stupid for the owners to initiate a lockout. So it's really disheartening to read Rivers' comments, because I assume he has good info.
Mods feel free to move this thread, I thought about putting it in the NBA thread but wasn't sure...