Amid $1,000,000 Scare to Kawhi Leonard, NBA Shows Empathy to Veterans LeBron James and Stephen Curry in Latest Regulation

Basketball is a very physical sport. And it takes its toll on the body after years of wear and tear. Athletes plying their trade in the NBA, the pinnacle of basketball, are no strangers to career-altering injuries. Many superstars have had their careers cut short because of a devastating injury. Injuries to a basketball player affect their livelihood because, for many, hooping is all that they know.

With recent advancements in player well-being methods, load management has garnered widespread media attention. Some analysts are for it and some are completely against it. But front offices across the league have wholeheartedly accepted the new practice.

New Rules and Regulations Regarding Load Management

The latest sets of rules and regulations come after the league embraced load management with open arms. Some franchises, like the Spurs and Clippers, rested their star players for most of the regular season games. By doing that, they ensured that they stayed healthy and fully rested for the “important part” of the season. The new rules will be replacing the Player Resting Policy(PRP), which was introduced in 2017.

The new rules prevent a franchise from resting more than one “star” player on any given night. But the league has come out with an exception to that rule. Stars who are 35 years old by the season opener, or who have tallied up 34,000 regular-season minutes or 1,000 combined regular-season and playoff games, would be allowed to rest. That is if they are given prior approval by the league.

What Does the Future Hold?

To qualify for postseason awards like MVP or Rookie of the Year, a player needs to play over 65 regular season games as per the new rules.

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These drastic changes come after the teams took load management too far in the last couple of years. Superstars of the league such as James Harden, Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and Damian Lillard all played less than 60 regular season games.

This trend was hurting the league financially and, because of that, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver took steps to curb load management. He said in a press conference on Wednesday that the move is about the fans.

“This is ultimately about the fans, and that we’ve taken this (load management) too far, This is an acknowledgment that it has gotten away from us a bit,” he said.

With the new rules and regulations, the fans in the stands and those watching on the television will get to see the stars that they have paid the big bucks for.

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