NBA Looking at Shortened Season?

After the world of sports was almost devastated by an NFL lockout, could another sport be headed for a season-long lockout? The NBA looks like it is heading towards a shortened season after it was announced the league has cancelled training camp and 43 pre-season games. The one big lingering question is will it be just a shortened season, or no season at all. Some NBA analysts such as Charles Barkley believe the league will have a year long lockout. The NFL will surely gain back all of their fans, but for a sport that is not as big as football, can the NBA afford to go an entire season without a single game being played?