Kungani kwaba khona ukuvalwa komsebenzi phakathi nesizini ye-NBA ka-1998-1999?
Context:Isizini ye-NBA ka-1998/99 kwakuyisizini yama-50 yamaHawks eNational Basketball Association, kanye nesizini yama-31 e-Atlanta. NgoMashi 23, 1998, abanikazi bawo wonke amaqembu e-NBA angama-29 bavotela 27<unk>2 ukuvula kabusha isivumelwano sokuxoxisana ngokuhlanganyela, befuna izinguquko ohlelweni lomholo weligi, kanye nophahla emholweni wabadlali ngabanye. I-National Basketball Players Association (i-NBPA) yayiphikisana nohlelo lwabanikazi, futhi ifuna ukwenyuswa kwabadlali abahola iholo eliphansi leligi. Ngemuva kokuthi izinhlangothi zombili zehlulekile ukufinyelela esivumelwaneni, abanikazi babiza ukuvalwa, okwaqala ngoJulayi 1, 1998, ukubamba konke ukuhweba kweqembu, ukusayina ama-free agent kanye nokuqeqeshwa kwekamu lokuqeqesha, nokukhansela inkathi ejwayelekile ye-NBA nemidlalo ye-pre-season. Ngenxa yokuvalwa, i-NBA All-Star Game, eyayihlelelwe ukudlalwa ePhiladelphia ngoFebhuwari 14, 1999, nayo yakhanselwa. Kodwa-ke, ngoJanuwari 6, 1999, ukhomishani we-NBA uDavid Stern, kanye nomqondisi we-NBPA uBilly Hunter ekugcineni bafinyelela esivumelwaneni sokuqeda ukuvalwa. Lesi sivumelwano samukelwa ngabadlali nabanikazi, futhi sasayinwa ngoJanuwari 20, kwaphela ukuvalwa ngemuva kwezinsuku ezingama-204. Isizini ejwayelekile yaqala ngoFebhuwari 5, futhi yancishiselwa emidlalweni engama-50 kuphela esikhundleni semidlalo ejwayelekile engama-82
Abadlali nabanikazi behlulekile ukufinyelela esivumelwaneni mayelana namaholo.