(AP) -- NBA Commissioner David Stern has canceled the first two weeks of the season after owners and players were unable to reach a new labor deal and end the lockout.
Top negotiators for both sides met for more than seven hours Monday, returning to bargaining about 14 hours after ending talks Sunday night.
Stern says both sides are "very far apart on virtually all issues. ... We just have a gulf that separates us."
Owners locked out the players July 1 when they couldn't reach a deal before the expiration of the old collective bargaining agreement.
Opening night was scheduled for Nov. 1.
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