The NBA has cancelled the first two weeks of the 11-12 season after being unable to reach an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement.

"We depart on good terms with negotiators. We just have a gulf that separates us," said David Stern following Monday's bargaining session.

The players and owners were unable to close the gap from 53 and 47 percent of basketball-related income respectively.

"We remain very, very far apart on virtually all issues," said Stern.

On Monday, the players began taking an aggressive position on social media platforms such as Twitter. Several players repeatedly stated "Let us play" and "StandUnited", which will assumedly become an even larger refrain in coming days.