The NBA lockout is not just about owners and players losing money. It’s also about NBA cities, arenas, countless ancillary companies and the people who work and live in each city getting hit hard during an already tough economic period.  That was the sentiment expressed by the U.S. Conference of Mayors, which issued an open letter to the NBA and the NBA Players Assn. asking them to “consider the consequences to cities if a lockout continues.”  Read more after the jump. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirl