Adam Silver does not sound ready to bend on the NBA’s 65-game awards threshold. According to Marc Stein’s reporting, the commissioner pushed back against the idea of changing the rule …
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The league’s 65-game requirement for major awards was designed to discourage load management and make stars show up more often. In principle, that is understandable. In practice, the closing days …
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NBPA Takes Aim At NBA’s 65-Game Rule After Cade Cunningham Case
by Len Werleby Len WerleThe debate over the NBA’s 65-game rule has now moved from quiet frustration to an open challenge from the players’ union. On Tuesday, the National Basketball Players Association publicly called …
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Draymond Green Questions 65-Game Rule After Cade Cunningham Injury
by Len Werleby Len WerleDraymond Green delivered one of the sharpest criticisms yet of the NBA’s 65-game eligibility rule after news broke that Detroit Pistons star Cade Cunningham had suffered a collapsed lung. Green …
