1.   Among other things, the lockout prohibits teams from negotiating player contracts.

2.   Baseball rules prohibit teams from scouting in Cuba, and the United States has a trade embargo against communist nations.

3.   Baseball rules prohibit teams from drafting the same player two years in a row unless the player agrees to it.

4.   According to the Treasury Department, which enforces the embargo, teams are prohibited from visiting Cuba to scout or recruit.

5.   But the bylaws of the white-only LHSAA prohibited its teams from playing black-only LIALO teams.

6.   During the lockout, teams will be prohibited from negotiating with, signing or trading players.

7.   George also has a clause in his contract that prohibits a team from making him a franchise or transition player.

8.   However, the owner-imposed lockout prohibits teams from having conversations with players.

9.   However, in a sign of some of the acrimony that has marked the negotiations, the owners Sunday night prohibited teams from signing players.

10.   League rules prohibit teams from inquiring about Newsome until the end of the season.