Lockout (sports)

A Lockout can be imposed by the Major League Baseball (MLB lockout), National Basketball Association (NBA lockout), National Football League (NFL lockout) or the National Hockey League (NHL lockout) if team owners and players fail to come to an agreement about payment conditions. Similar to a government shutdown, it can result in missed games, loss of paychecks, and angry fans. Some of the more famous lockouts include the 1972 Major League Baseball strike, the 1981 Major League Baseball strike, the 1982 NFL strike, 1987 NFL strike, the 1994-95 NHL lockout, the 1994-95 Major League Baseball strike, the 1998-99 NBA lockout and the 2004-05 NHL lockout the https://stories.avvo.com/crime/the-8-biggest-lockouts-in-sports-history.html