When will probably be the earliest time for the re-opening of the NBA season?

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    The NBA season was supposed to start tomorrow, not gonna happen. The league and team owners have locked out the players. The NBA already canceled its first two weeks of the season. (8) Friday the league announced that it was scrapping all of its games for the month of November. The two sides, we’re talking about the owners and the players, they’ve been negotiating. They’re working on how to split up the money that the league makes, and they’re trying to agree on rules for players’ salaries. There’re reports they’re close to an agreement on something but not others. Last week, NBA commissioner David Stern said, quote, " there’s no deal on anything unless there’s a deal on everything".