The NBA has been going through a lot of issues when it comes to superstars resting or taking games off throughout the regular season. Fans complain that they’ve spent hard-earned money just for players like Kawhi Leonard, LeBron James, and Kyrie Irving to sit on the bench and take a night off.
A few years back, Adam Silver and company formed a couple of rules that tried to combat resting by making sure everyone reported their injuries with better accuracy. There were some limits as to what could be listed as an injury and how many players could be on the list. On top of that, there were some minor restrictions to away games and games on national television.
Now, the NBA has revamped those rules to include some stricter guidelines in an effort to prevent their best players from not taking the regular season seriously. After putting an in-season tournament into the mix, Silver believed these rules would make fans want to tune into regular season games more often.
Two or more stars are not allowed to take the same game off now, while still not being able to take off away and nationally televised games. They have to play at least a higher amount of away games compared to home games because there are more chances at home for the fans to see their favorite players in action.
What the question turns into, is how will this all be enforced? Do you think these rules will work or is it another futile attempt at making the regular season more important? Let us know what you think on X @AtlanticFiles.
