NBA players frustrated by game cancellations

David Stern has canceled the first two weeks of the NBA season.

The discouraging reports buzzed into Stephen Curry’s phone, leaving the Golden State Warriors guard with the same frustrating reality every other NBA player now faces: They’re not going back to work anytime soon.

And with NBA owners and the players union unable to make much progress toward a new labor agreement, Stern warned more cancellations could soon follow.

“I‘m kind of shocked,” Curry said. “We’ve been on the right track, and I’ve been hopeful. But to see this is even more frustrating.

“I know what’s at stake when they cancel games. I’m prepared for what’s to come. When you get to this point, the best thing to do is reconvene, not waste time, and figure out a way to get back on the floor.”

Curry doesn’t plan to play overseas; instead, he’ll return to Davidson College to continue his education. His next basketball game could be a charity contest between current Warriors and those who played on the franchise’s 2007 Warriors playoff team.

“It looks like I’ll have time to play in it,” Curry said.

Portland Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge will take a closer look at his options abroad. Aldridge said he is attracted to possibly playing in Spain, Turkey or Australia. He isn’t optimistic the lockout will end soon.

“It could get bad,” Aldridge said. “We thought it was going to be a good negotiation this time. We didn’t actually think this was going to happen. But we prepared for the worst. It’s a little more dramatic for me now that two weeks of the season are canceled.

“If this is what it takes, then I guess we have to do it. I definitely want to play. I don’t think fans really understand it. We didn’t want this lockout; the owners wanted it. I’m reading that the fans are attacking the players because they think we are not working with the owners, but we are. The owners are not working with us.”