NBA owners are bracing for a battle with players over their collective bargaining agreement, which expires after this season and a lockout is a strong possibility.

NBA管理层正与球员进行劳资谈判，现有的劳资协议这个赛季后将会到期，如果谈判失败NBA停摆很有可能。

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So the owners of the National Basketball Association (NBA) locked out their players after the two sides failed to reach a new collective-bargaining agreement.

因此，当劳资双方未达成一个新的共同商讨的协议时，美国篮球职业联赛(NBA)的所有者们将球员赶出了联盟。

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Salary Cap: Common term for Maximum Team Salary, the maximum amount each team may pay in salaries during an NBA season, as per teams of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

工资上限（salary gap）：常见的球队工资上限——即在NBA赛季时每支球队的最大工资总额。 像每支球队的工资条款中所列明的一样。

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Under the most recent NBA collective bargaining agreement, the players receive a fixed 57 percent of revenue.

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