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Vamps:
The NBA has lost many, many fans over the past decade or so. The decline has made the sport unprofitable for multiple franchises involved. This in part is to why the lockout will continue, and why most people will continue to not care. Until they find a way to make people interested again, the sport in general will continue to fail.
At least when NFL and NHL have had lockouts, people were concerned. The level of "concern" over the NBA is in an entirely different (lower) realm.
So to answer your question, I'm sure there are some concerned Americans... but if any huge part of the population were concerned, the lockout wouldn't have lasted this long in the first place. The lack of fans and amount of struggling franchises in the NBA are large parts as to why it's taking so long to resolve.
Thanks that answers it well. And yah they need a hard cap to make it profitable and more interesting. Having one of 5 teams win it from day one of the year is pretty boring. I think this lockout has the potential to kill a few franchises including Canada's Raptors. I guess they will regret it then when they have less jobs.
And on the baseball still recovering note, I think that is the case because they didn't do any big changes that I remember after the lockout. They still have teams buying their way into the playoffs instead of having a competitive hardcap so everyone can compete. Also, from a Canadian's perspective it is depressing as a Blue Jay fan to know that there is never a chance to make the playoffs. They need to add more playoff spots and shorten the regular season.