NBA Preseason Games Cancelled On this day, in 1998 as a result of stalled collective bargaining negotiations with the National Basketball Players Association, the NBA announced that all 114 preseason games for 1998 have been canceled. October 6, 1998 Sport: Basketball Trivia What Are the Five Events That Make Up the Modern Olympic Pentathon? Which Nations Won the Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals the Last Time Baseball Was an Olympic Sport? sports in this article Basketball tags in this article Fan On This Day SportsEngine