Andre Iguodala Wants NBA To Stick With 82-Game Season: “Can’t Change 82 Games… It Separates The Men From The Boys”
The idea of shortening the NBA’s 82-game schedule gets tossed around every now and then, specifically because of the risk of injuries. As a matter of fact, even NBA commissioner Adam Silver went on record earlier this year that the league may consider shortening the NBA season to fewer than 82 games.
The NBA universe has always been divided on this idea. While a number of fans seemingly prefer a shortened NBA season, many NBA players, who are ironically at risk, are more in favor of keeping the usual schedule. One of those players is Golden State Warriors veteran Andre Iguodala.
Having played in the NBA for 18 seasons, Iguodala surely knows the pros and cons of an 82-game season. Appearing on “Point Forward” podcast, the 38-year old forward now explained why the NBA should stick with their usual schedule.
“We gonna keep playing 82 games until 3005. We can’t change 82 games. 82 games … there’s a mental side of it. That’s why we talk about rookie wall. Records are made to be broken, and as we get better over time we’ll break more records. But I do think that there’s a foundation in all sports, you have to carry on that tradition… 82 games, I do think you know it separates the men from the boys.
“The bottom of our league is the bar for the bare minimum the NBA player has lowered. I think that needs to change and the part of this is the mental side of it. We’re getting younger and younger, but we had grown ass men playing in the league. I mean, John Stockton miss what 15 games over 20 years.“