As I’m sure you know if you are reading this right now, the first two series for every team has been cancelled and will not be made up after the league and players were unable to strike a deal on a new CBA. It’s already a brutal blow to the game, and it may just be the beginning. (Sean McAdam; Boston Sports Journal)
The cancellation was an action from the owners’ side, to be perfectly clear, and the players responded with a statement that, among other things, accused the owners of trying to break the union.