So this can't be good.

The NBA players union has rejected the owners most recent offer on a new collective bargaining agreement and have decided to which means the entire 2011-2012 NBA season, let alone the San Antonio Spurs season, is in doubt.

The NBPA has now become a voluntary trade association, which is the same tactic the NFLPA applied when it decertified.  Within days, antitrust lawsuits will be filed against the NBA.  And while this does not mean a full season is lost, it certainly makes it the most likely scenario. Basically, the only way the season is saved now is if owners relent on the sticking points of their now-rejected proposal in the face of a full lost season.

So what now for the Spurs?
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The entire staff here at Project Spurs is a very tight-knit group and when one of our "family members" is hurting, it affects us all. Last week, Jason Rogers lost a very special person in his mother so we are dedicating this episode of the Spurscast and this entire week of posts at Project Spurs to the memory of Georganna Metz Rogers.

On this episode of the Spurscast. Jeff and I are back to bring you the latest San Antonio Spurs news. We start the show off by talking about the offer Tiago Splitter reportedly received from Euroleague powerhouse Unicaja Malaga. We discussed our concerns if Splitter does take the offer with the possibility of injury and missing yet another training camp.

After the break, we talk about our topic of the week. When the lockout is settled, will fans still support and embrace the NBA? Jeff and I both agree that fans would still support the league if it is ended soon, but if an entire season is lost, fans will start looking elsewhere, like college basketball and start watching other sports, which could be detrimental to the league.

We close the show with a few rants and how we hope it all ends.

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If it weren't for the NBA lockout, the San Antonio Spurs would be hitting the hardwood and challenging for their fifth NBA title. However, that is not reality fans are living in and are left to exercise tremendous amounts of patience during this NBA lockout.

But the on-going labor impasse has gotten to Tiago Splitter.

Splitter recently took to Twitter to vent his frustrations and as you can see, he made sure he got his point across in multiple-languages that he's growing tired of the lockout.All NBA fans and players feels your frustration Splitter so you are not alone.

Now we wait to hear from the players union and whether or not they will accept the owners latest deal. If not, then Splitter will have no other choice to learn what it is to have patience. 

That or take to Twitter yet again and really speak his mind.

As the players union gets set to discuss whether they'll accept the NBA's new offer of a 72-game season, two San Antonio Spurs players are already training together in hopes the extended lockout will soon be over.

Last month, Spurs forward Tim Duncan brought in some of his current and former Spurs teammates to work out with him in San Antonio. Duncan also let some non-Spurs players like free agent Nene and Indiana Pacers' Roy Hibbert attend the workouts.

Now according to a report from Ole.com, Manu Ginobili has made his way back up to San Antonio from Argentina to wait out the lockout while training with Duncan.

Manu Ginobili got tired of waiting for positive news in Bahia, he flew to San Antonio to train in a private gym with Tim Duncan.

As both players begin working out together they'll be aware of the on-going negotiations over the week in hopes that a resolution can be founded.
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Waiting.

It's what NBA players, owners, and fans are doing as this lockout continues. Will it end in the near future remains to be seen but as each day passes, some NBA players will think twice about heading overseas to lace up their sneakers and hit the hardwood.

One such player is Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant who recently said the players should not take the most recent offer if it's not a good deal and went on to state if the lockout doesn't end soon, he could sign an overseas contract as soon as next week.

“I’m right on the fence with playing overseas and I’m about to jump over,” Durant said in a phone interview from Josh Howard’s celebrity game in Dallas.

And one of those teams who might be in the running for Durant's services is Spanish club Valencia which also is the team for San Antonio Spurs draftee Nando De Colo.

Getting drafted into the NBA is a huge accomplishment in a college player's career. It's acknowledgment that one is skilled enough to make it on basketball's greatest stage.

But for the current crop of NBA rookies, setting foot on an NBA court, wearing an NBA uniform, and getting a huge paycheck has been delayed as the NBA lockout rages on.

However, for San Antonio Spurs' Kawhi Leonard, he has no regrets entering the NBA Draft knowing full well a lockout was in full effect.

"I don't have any regrets," Leonard said. "The lockout is bad right now, but I don't have no regrets. It's going to be over real soon. (Getting drafted) was an unbelievable experience. It's hard to explain it. You're waiting on that moment your whole life and it finally gets there. It was just exciting. Words can't explain how I felt that night."

Let's hope Leonard is right and the lockout will be over soon.

But Leonard has maximized the extra time off and has been preparing for the season to begin.

As we reported, Leonard took part in the Las Vegas Impact League, performed well at the Jimmer Fredette exhibition game, and has even took time to work on his three-point shooting. He even received much praise on his work-ethic from his former coach Steve Fisher.

For Spurs fans it is also a time to show patience as well. Many are looking forward to seeing Kawhi in action but will have to wait to see the newest Spur on the court just like Leonard.

As they say, good things comes to those who wait and Leonard is displaying great patience and work-ethic in this trying time for the league. This should put a smile on the Spurs' coaching staff and fans.

• Former San Antonio Spurs guard Avery Johnson was in Corpus Christi, Texas as a guest speaker for the Heroes for Hearing, an annual fundraiser for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Center.

• Spurs team doctor Paul Saenz was quite the popular guy at San Antonio's Rock ‘n’ Roll marathon fitness expo.

• Former Spurs player Robert Horry talks about his "Robert Horry Center for Sports and Physical Rehabilitation" center and how much it means to him.

• Pounding the Rock has all the dates and times you need to catch Spurs draftees, and former players hitting the hardwood overseas.

• Express News' Tim Griffin takes a look at Baylor's Perry Jones as a possible NBA draft lottery pick.

• Spurs.com gives you an inside look at what it is to be the Spurs' Broadcast Traffic Manager.

Got a Spurs link you also want us to share? Leave us the link in the comments section!

San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker was on hand at the Paris Masters to present tennis legend Roger Federer the Paris Masters trophy after defeating Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final match.

From playing for ASVEL-Villeurbanne, starring in an European French fast-food commercial, and much more, it seems Parker isn't letting the NBA lockout keep him down.

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San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker and ASVEL-Villeurbanne lost their second consecutive game this time falling to Le Havre and former Spur Ian Mahinmi, 77-68.

ASVEL and Le Havre were close throughout the first half. After the first quarter, ASVEL was behind 20-18 heading into the second quarter. Again, Parker and ASVEL kept the game close as both teams went into the half with the score, 39-36, Le Havre with the lead.

The second half is what doomed ASVEL and in particular the third quarter. Le Havre scored 24 points in the third to take the lead for good as ASVEL would only muster 16 points in the pivotal quarter.

Poor shooting on ASVEL's part didn't help as the team shot 38% for the game. It also didn't help ASVEL shot 48% and missed 14 free-throws (13 for 27). Le Harve converted 75% of their free-throws (12 for 16).

Le Havre also outrebounded ASVEL 43 to 35 led by Mahinmi with 14 along with 10 points.

Parker, who was recently voted October player of the month, finished with 21 points, 50% shooting (7-14), shot 60% from the three-point line (3-5), three rebounds, three assists, two turnovers in 32 minutes.

Parker and ASVEL will next face Valencia and Spurs draftee Nando De Colo.

San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker has been voted by the fans the October player of the month for his play with French club ASVEL-Villeurbanne in the in the Championship Pro A. Parker averaged 19.3 points, 51.2% field-goal shooting, 4.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists, and 2.3 steals during October.

In his last game versus Nicolas Batum and Sluc Nancy, Parker flirted with a triple-double finishing with with 20 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists in a loss.

"It makes me really happy to be voted player of the month of October by the public.
Returning to France to play ASVEL, I had the desire to help my club and also to help French basketball. It is always a satisfaction to have an award like this, especially when it comes to a public vote." said Parker.

Parker and ASVEL (2-3) will next face La Havre (1-4).