Gil Gives The REAL Reason Behind The NBA's DUMB New Rule

Gilbert Arenas Explains The Reason Why The NBA Is PUNISHING Its Best Players as he and The Gil's Arena Crew dive into the NBA's new Participation Policy rule to make players like Joel Embiid and Donovan Mitchell ineligible for post season awards for missing too many games. They discuss how the rule helps the league & it's owners and destroys the legacies and wallets of its players.
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[@Los-G]

The fact the league even had to implement a rule like this says alot about the guys playing today.

[@welpbuddy4417]

It’s about the way the game is played. Not the guys

[@Los-G]

@@welpbuddy4417 nahh. Def the guys my guy.. the way it’s played has no affect on anything.. mfs don’t play defense anyways.. so guys are basically half ass playing.. a bunch of actively inactives on the court.

[@JohnnyFutbol4]

@@Los-G how do you stay in front of Lebron, Steph, Giannis or Kyrie without hand checking? If the NBA brings back Hand checking then defense will come back too.

[@EascideOfPittsburgh]

@@Los-Ggot to an nba game and you it will change your appearance there is a lot of defense played

[@Valorant_Dem0n97]

ITS ALWAYS BEEN THIS WAY LMAOOOO

[@jusnguyen03]

But if you're missing more than 17 games in a season, and still getting paid that salary anyway, u don't deserve super max to begin with

[@snipes1739]

Crazy it’s like we’re tryna figure out a solution for these millionaires

[@jimmertrey2334]

Thank You

[@patrickkirkham]

Fukin A Bro

[@TeemT]

McCants has the hardest time, grasping the simplest concepts.

[@marquesalston9227]

BRUH!!!....FACTS!!!!!

[@thatoneguy3284]

I think he got this concept. I think his point came from "aint no way a player or the player ass. is going to let this slide when it can be proven otherwise." And I agree. I get what Gil and Kenyon were saying but if you CAN play, you are gonna fight to make that happen. Thats what I got from McCants.

[@TheDeadpooI]

Thank you

[@amcg6075]

I think 8 times out of 10 he acts oblivious or argues the opposite side of the debate on purpose for entertainment reasons. Gotta remember, this is a show and still entertainment at the end of the day. They're tryna raise views and fan interaction, like this comment section, to boost popularity. Therefore, they need it to be controversial at times and have someone argue the opposite side or else the show would overall be boring and bland if everyone is just agreeing all the time. It's a strategy that's clearly working

[@williambreeze2659]

Dude had to have been trolling! 🧌

[@GLJ2414]

I love the rule 65 games is fair. They most likely won’t change the rule because of how the players abused load management.

[@DW-rw4yc]

I agree. Just honor your contract and have some integrity. Do it for the fans

[@GoingMach5]

The rule is being abused by owners now. I get the spirit of the rule but its now punishing players for the wrong reasons.

[@Sure_Sir]

Exactly! The players have themselves to blame. If they weren't abusing the load management, this rule wouldn't exist.

[@GLJ2414]

@@GoingMach5 the owners gotta look out for the bottom line because how it was going fans were saying why buy tickets to games. Can’t have that lol. Gotta show the consumer you care about the product being on the floor

[@tank4ever]

Its honestly a pointless rule. Just going back to the 2018-19 season, no single season ever had 10+ of the Top 30 players play less than 65 games. The narrative has really been blown waayyy out of proportion as if most the stars were playing 55 games a year or something.

[@Erik-t1w7r]

the NBPA also agreed with the rules so... its also their fault

[@nefejefia7475]

Well when we have players who can't win awards like McCollum and Grant Williams what do you expect 😂

[@JohnnyFutbol4]

The NBA 65 game rule is good

[@Grind2Excellence]

Because the lesser players (majority) want more accolades and used the only leverage they have over stars (health)

[@Ovafiendpro]

What's crazy is that all of the money is guaranteed. The players complain about the amount of games, but don't want to take the pay cut if they shrink the season.

[@nefejefia7475]

@@Grind2Excellence and these accolades will make them get paid more than they will usually be without them. Smart

[@machomusprime50]

Its the player's fault. 1) If they never took advantage with load management, we wouldnt be here. 2) The player's association AGREED to these terms.

[@penkima4923]

Do the players really decide on the load management?

[@machomusprime50]

@@penkima4923 Is this a serious question? I have a better question.... Have ever called out sick from work when you weren't?

[@penkima4923]

@@machomusprime50 I do know something about that. The NBA teams has to pay fines, if a player is out due to his own announcement, but he's not diagnosed with an injury. Most work places don't have to pay these type of fines. And this certainly is not load management. Embiid does this all the time. Now it's your turn to answer my question.

[@Roadrunner0077]

The fact that players is saying 65 games is too much and they need to miss more then 17 games is wild lol

[@wuteva4476]

Imagine missing 17 days of work in and 8 month period😭

[@booblackgaming950]

I mean if you had a torn achilles or tweak knee you would miss work too 😂😂

[@wuteva4476]

@@booblackgaming950 and I damn sure wouldn’t get employee of the year

[@vintagemonte]

ngl, we really can’t imagine running and jumping with the best athletes in the world for +60 games. especially when the pace is so fast now. that has to be lots of wear and tear after some years. especially if they’ve been playing ball since 11-12 years old

[@terrellsmith785]

That’s not what they are saying. They are calling out the bullshit control that the owners want.

[@goodiegoodiegumdrops]

Boy...Rashad got a comprehension problem cuz of that hat lol

[@kennyray1573]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 That Big Dumb Hat Killin Ratings Where’s That Sista That Use To Challenge His Dumb Intelligence

[@TonyDwayne-Hitstick]

Well what's the excuse for Gilbert??

[@quietsilence3327]

It’s beyond embarrassing with McCants. Wearing that hat really shows how small his brain is.

[@TrillHipHop]

HE LOOKS SO STUPID

[@a.k.446]

It’s not the hat. 😂

[@corbinmacklin185]

I think it's wild on one hand that the players don't want to play 82 games but also the owners will keep players from playing 82 games but then ticket prices they keep going up

[@groupthink9851]

🚨 You speak the truth sir! 🙏

[@TheMagnificentMcphee]

Keep thinking bro! You almost got the whole game figured out that it might be all a money ploy or something. Even all the way down to the sports betting 😉

[@sportsactuary8574]

One of the reasons Kareem lasted as long as he did is because he picked his spots. He did not go all out 100% of the time.

[@stevenboykin7255]

Thank you. No one gets it. Players in the 2000s, 90s, 80s, 70s, and so on have played 15 plus years with minimal injuries they played through for these small contracts. Now we have guys such as Ben Simmons getting max deals while missing a whole season in street clothes. Players back then played their positions. Pg shot minimal shots, rebounds, and blocks. They maximized assist and steals. Every position was given the task of their name as executed. Now Players are getting injured faster because a guard is shooting, passing, rebounding, stealing, and blocking for 35 minutes. Players are more athletic and greedy.

[@FSamuels20]

Kareem depending on his skill, a lot of these players depend on their athleticism. Some of these guys have to go 100% to stay in the league. These guys better change the way they play

[@Mikehunt50]

If there's a 65 game minimum then take off the supermax, and maxes, and just make it about what a team wants to pay someone like baseball does it, and even let players get a 10 yr contract if they so choose to have one.

[@marcusperry1752]

Gil is right.. it's not about the owners always saving money sometimes it's about them not giving certain players so much of it...

[@deeang349]

but they still gotta give it to someone....its not like mitchell not getting it now saves the nba owners 300M...that is still going to someone...

[@brutallyhonest3574]

What Gilbert Arenas saying about the team doctors prolonging your recovery to mess with your all-star chances aren't really going to fly in the long term. NBA players talk amongst each other. NBA team organizations that pull dirty stuff like that get known really quick and are usually the one intentionally losing out in the free agency market. Not all nba teams would plan to adopt this dirty method because of how greasy the details are. Even the fans would not want their hometown team to use these type of dirty tactics against their own players. Especially not in the modern era where social media eventually exposes everything.

[@M.Borjas]

If i missed as many days in 5 months of work, I'd be fired.

[@315giants]

200 ms instead of 260 million omg how tf are these athletes supposed to feed they family and take care of them dang man we should protest the NBA... this is outrageous

[@tyreetw]

boy shutup, apparently the owners care the most about money, beer, food, tickets, parking spot etc.....go complain about that shit rookie

[@chillbrah1010]

Wanna Kno how much I make?😂😂 I'll take 200 ms any day

[@whickman5906]

You complain about a player losing money and a billionaire saving money never crossed your mind. 🤨 wich is more likely to give back the millionaire who's gonna help his family/community or the billionaire lol

[@315giants]

the billionaire lol they're ALOT more likely to give back by a large margin btw ..not just cuz they may want to be generous but also because of the tax cuts they'll receive for doing so ...this is information that is easily accessible as to which group tends to give back more a simple google search would have gave you the statistics @@whickman5906

[@shepardkings]

Yt people crying 😢 😭

[@Homerunprophet]

Fox deserves a supermax

[@givenchyoverall]

No questions asked

[@Nooneshouldknowme]

Agreed 26 points 6asts scoring PG

[@groupthink9851]

Thank you! Who is Gil trying to fool? 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@LewGardner]

Fact still remains, SAC would rather they pick 6 others guards for All-NBA. Gil is speaking to the things done behind the scene.

[@slayy51621]

People act as if these players are machines injury’s will always be apart of the game shìt any sport you’re bound to miss time just don’t miss games like Ben Simmons

[@jaywann28]

All the players that will make an All NBA will be getting Max money anyway. Also, just because you’re eligible for a Super Max does mean they’ll get it.

[@cyberft]

Exactly. We’ll see how it plays out. Only the current team can pay a player the super max and most gms and owners will not just give it to a guy that isn’t him.

[@Zunerilyz]

If I wasn’t for rules like this , everybody know these stars wouldn’t even play 40 💀

[@givenchyoverall]

Niggas would pull beal’s or Zion’s and play 30 games a season

[@gualacheesesteak]

Facts lol

[@Frank-hk8zz]

Those bench players would get more games under their belt and may make better role players

[@joshuapaladini1507]

​@@Frank-hk8zzfans don't pay top dollar to watch role players

[@TheeKing7]

The rule needs to be adjusted for injury. That's the only issue I see within the rule. They need to change it to a games missed requirement instead of a games played one. This allows them to go based on the games a player has missed while excluding ones missed due to injury. Someone who can reach Adam Silver needs to get this idea to him ASAP so players don't miss out on awards they deserve. Injuries aren't anyone's fault and they shouldn't be punished for it.

[@LewGardner]

That opens up Pandora’s box because now you have to define what an “injury” is. What’s the difference in a “sprained” ankle and a sprained MCL? Back spasms vs broken nose? It’s a games played and missed requirement; to be eligible play 65 or miss no more than 17.

[@welpbuddy4417]

It’s the way the game is being played. The movements and pace. It’s extremely hard on the body.

[@welpbuddy4417]

@@LewGardnerit literally does not open up a single paradox. Injuries is being hurt to the point where the pain is unbearable to play. Whether if it’s evidently by watching the player or the player saying there selves. Not a single person that works in a hospital talks about.

[@LewGardner]

@@welpbuddy4417that’s my point, who determines pain threshold? Making one player push through a ankle sprain but allowing another player to sit with a shoulder sprain.

[@levantz]

@@LewGardnersay you have a muscle injury or soreness and miss as many games as you want. Lol

[@beeaveragegaming3482]

Players own fault wanting the season shorter with load management. Now athletes are gonna eventually take their health and time more serious, Gilbert is 100% right the owners still run the league, years before players took advantage but not anymore.

[@AndrewL82]

"Supermax eligibility isn’t just determined by end-of-season accolades, though. Beyond winning MVP, DPOY or getting an All-NBA nod, players also have to be with the same teams that drafted them unless they were traded within the first four years of their careers." Gil not telling the entire story but you shouldn't be surprised.

[@Jcutt707]

What player in the last 20 years has won mvp or 1st team and miss that Many Games, I don't think any. So its almost a pointless argument

[@mazengwe28]

I am tired of these cry-baby athletes. It's why I donvt care about their personal.lives outside of watching them,when they actually play.

[@dejonjohnson6300]

Facts they sitting crying about something that was already an unwritten rule

[@_CoachW]

Lets not forget the owners already put them through a full screening before deals. They actually early discovered cancer on one player during the trade for KD to Brooklyn. This is going to turn in to a layer/agent war. And yes, you can get add more tests to delay a player ready to play... easily.

[@SterlingBessard]

the rule was implemente so that players can’t get max dollars for not playing . that being said , if one guy falls out of all nba someone else gets that spot and super max . so even if it helps one owner it hurts the next one . what rashad said at 6 minute mark is spot on ! you go get another opinion , you rehab , you come back and test . do you know what because all of those things show : WANT TO . as opposed to players wanting to see how long they can ride the line of getting paid and being lazy

[@baldblade4852]

McCants really is slow. Bruh really thinks that “I’m ready to play” is going to convince the team to play him if they see saving money by sitting you down. He’s just arguing to arguing. Their bank account will always trump the players.

[@MarcelL-DM]

Why would a small market team want a star player not to get to 65 so they don't have to pay them the super max? That player's gonna walk to a big market team.

[@groupthink9851]

😂 peep how they try and trick us. At 1:48 they name players that replace Mitchell, they say D Fox, Trae Young, Maxey. ALL max worthy players. Then they say the owners will “try” and give the award to players that are already maxed. SMH the best players are max!!!

[@ajordan101]

NBA (owners) and NBAPA (players) agreed to this rule..stop complaining

[@D_To_The_J]

That's also one thing I do like about Tom Brady, he would make sure his receivers hit there incentives if they told him.

[@chilout2496]

I love that about nba players 😂😂 they don’t wanna play and claim hurt like Leonard but when it’s time to sign the contract they be more than ready to play 😂

[@samuelfaria8522]

I don’t think awards should determine if a player can or cannot sign a supermax. Every team should have a certain number of supermax available (1 or 2) and they should give it to whoever they want.

[@K_DC]

The point of the rookie-super max is the team that homegrowns a player can have leverage against competing teams. They can offer more money if the player stays. The rationale that owners want to cheap out and find ways to not pay; then the star athlete can just take it to free agency and let the market decide. It might work on role players where their incentives don't hit, but the flaw with that are the contract incentives themselves. An nba team can have up to two supermaxes, but they're not obligated to use them.

[@BlackKen_M]

23:58 RASHAD LMAO

[@GSB_KD]

Lmaoo he said it like there’s a gun to his head under that big ass hat😂😂

[@shaquilhoskins3078]

@@GSB_KDNaa he basically sayin Lebron already paid Gilbert 😂😂

[@mattfranklin1684]

Gil’s right it’s going to be more strategy behind these contracts and injury stuff and ultimately the owners will cave, as Nick Wildes would say “this is a classic 2, right eventually down the line”

[@anthonydhatton]

Fans and TV are how NBA players get paid. Rob the fans and Rob the tv stations…. You don’t get as much money. Any regular job you get a certain amount of PTO or FMLA before you can’t make the same amount.

[@zboy365]

Saved me from posting my senior thesis in these comments 😅. Agree 💯

[@coryhill6575]

The best ability is AVAILABILITY

[@MindfulAttraction2.0]

If players honored their contracts this wouldn't be happening. That's on them. We're the fans. We need to be prioritized

[@jpesicka492]

65 is an odd number, just make it 60 and if they can’t play 60 them eff em

[@nb_rich]

Isn’t all nba now any position. So its not two guards, two forwards and a centre anymore. This makes the 65 game rule not so bad. It would be bad if Embiid went down and you had to replace him with another centre that didn’t deserve it, then that centre becomes eligible for a super max but these players can be replaced with the next beat player after then regardless of position.

[@alekesam]

They just using this as an excuse to get out of paying the players.

[@tjvanderziel911]

These way better when Kenyon on

[@leonmadara3903]

Players are paid to play. If you're hurt, you still get paid. However, with the new rule, you won't get paid the big bucks. You'll stick get paid, just not the max. I think that's fair. I don't know what they're complaining about. It's just a rule that's urging them to play through. If you're really hurt and you can't play, well, is it fair to be paid partially for being injured? Fans pay to watch. If you not playing, people don't watch, and there goes the revenue that pays their salary. They should get over this issue.

[@danieloweggi3460]

salute to rashad mccants though. had me on my tupac playlist the whole of yesterday afternoon

[@bryandungee1029]

15:55-16:10… is exactly why Antonio Brown snapped in Tampa, they purposely weren’t gonna let him hit his incentives

[@otarzan]

These players can’t even reach 65 games wtf

[@deecool47]

Due to injury....how are they at fault?

[@pavlosegeda8294]

@@deecool47 So how could they be worth of reward ? You got injured, unlucky, nothing can be done about it, try next year.

[@weknowit827]

Did you not watch the video.

[@AfricanH3ro]

Availability has always factored into awards anyway. Especially in regards to something like MVP, it's been an unwritten rule since forever. I believe they actually went with 65 because you can count one hand the guys who've won MVP and played less than 65 games.

[@SupermanHopkins]

A small number of players brought this chaos on the rest of the league. Had folks like Simmons and Irving just played instead of pitching fits, this 65-game rule never sees the light of day.

[@shanerambaran9122]

Let’s see how many games these disqualified players actually miss before we say 65 games is too harsh a limit. I think it’s a pretty safe bet that no player at that level is missing it by one game and playing 64 when all is said and done. Donovan and embid are probably going to end up somewhere in the high 50s at most for games played. Maybe they’ll lower the threshold to 60 games which I think is fair leeway to account for an injury to player that has to miss a significant time. Lower games than that probably makes load management excuses more prevalent again

[@shadow2123]

Load management was not introduced by the players. Everyone saw how it worked for San Antonio and Tim Duncan and they wanted to replicate that. So then we see players like bron, kd, Kawhi, pg and others start following that routine. In your mind you think it’s the player, it’s not. The organization wants to prolong the life of the cash cow so they implement load management on these guys.

[@nycbenefits]

It's going to hurt the league in the next round of negotiations with sponsors, tv contracts, and ticket sales. Why pay x amount if elite players may only play 80% (barring real injuries) of regular season games? It's also going to trickle down to players pay, if this continues to happen. They need to figure this out.

[@DrWNoLs]

Players "revolt" was a hilarious intro. These 200 million dollar fluffed contracts gonna be gone if they actually shorten the season. Only 2 real options left that wont rip off fans. Either play the games and keep your huge checks, or cut the season shorter and say good bye to earning 600 million in a 10-12 year career. Players today are so insanely greedy its wild.

[@riahmatic]

lol what? cap goes up as the league earnings go up. who’s going to their boss telling them to pass me up on the next raise lol

[@justindair1701]

To be honest back in the day, the players would play through that 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@therealspikeflee]

The best ability is availability

[@marcusperry1752]

Martin and McCants crazy if they don't think this stuff happens in real life... Where u think the movie gets it's from

[@clintonwashington3246]

Bro no player should be all nba 1st team or mvp candidate playing less than 65 games or 50 something games. Y'all always capping for these modern-day players who are getting paid more and playing less. The league has given them more than enough, no back to backs, less hectic schedules and still load managing.

[@youtubecommentrater3379]

Kenny smith’s walk should make players fight harder to protect their selves

[@ZoraDelaney]

It's not too much to ask that NBA athletes play 80% of the season......

[@K_DC]

Some level of attendance requirement is needed. If a player can't play 80% of the game, then they're not all-star, they're just sometimes-star.

[@PJust23]

Is he wearing that hat outside 😂😂😂

[@Brodieiamnot]

I've been preaching that even the NFL doesn't make every team play EVERY TEAM. Imagine if it was 32 games a season..... not including the playoffs

[@tropojay1]

Bro playing 65 games is not a lot to ask for. If players have an issue they should address it with the union to strengthen their negotiating power in the future.

[@metaLungiez]

The NBA Player's Union is the strongest sports union and one of the strongest in the US, they had to make one concession and suddenly the players are crying like the world is on fire. 😂

[@penkima4923]

"Bro playing 65 games is not a lot to ask for." Playing 65 games is a lot to ask for. And 65 games would be enough to determine accurate standing for the playoffs. The regular season should be shortened to 65 games from 82 games.

[@S_Kapone]

Rashad be purposely trying to go against the grain 😭 Ni99a you know what they talking about stop being difficult 😂

[@jaylondavis6623]

His ahh always do thst😂 but ig itll make the podcast better if you have a rebuttal to the argument

[@johnnytaylor857]

Fox should be second all nba anyway let’s be honest

[@penkima4923]

I'd say maybe all-NBA 5th or 6th team.

[@77mardi]

I’m with Gil on this one. It’s not about the owners being strapped for money. It’s about simply not wanting to pay max deals. Keep the money in their pocket.

[@SP.007]

The thing is, guys that are eligible for super max, don't have to be offered a super max.

[@UmForrealDude]

At the end of the day it’s the players fault the league gave back some control to the owners. The NBA gave players the ability to control their futures. Players like Harden and others abused it and now this is what it is now…

[@prodyg]

All I know is that Kawhi and Anthony Davis are probably gonna play the most games they ever played since this rule went into place. that's not a coincidence. Also, thats good for the game if you ask me.

[@dxmnnndanny2092]

Anthony Davis already has back to back seasons of 70+ games played in Nola, you should be talking about Zion Williamson instead who’s only been able to complete one full season in his nba career.

[@prodyg]

@@dxmnnndanny2092 fair enough but Davis never had a 70+ game season in a laker uniform but im pretty sure he will this year. He got 62 games in already. Since you brought up Zion, he is on pace to play his most games in the NBA this season and he may even make the playoffs and play even more. Before the rule this was unheard of.

[@dxmnnndanny2092]

@@prodyg AD would have had it in 2019-20 season also had there have not been a pandemic that cut the season short

[@alfiey5783]

The question is why is embiid ALWAYS injured and plays an average of 55 games a season. Jokic plays almost all 82 games. And the reason is he gets injured for the “team” Wtf

[@nunyabizznizz7326]

what about the contact kickers for getting awards? seems the owners would be on board with it, having all nba plyer, but not having to pay like it

[@Ahilliard44]

This is a direct reaction to modern nba player mindset. They had to do something to combat the load management trend!

[@MindfulAttraction2.0]

Notice how only NBA players don't like this

[@SP.007]

Here's how you fix this.... Let players decide if they're cleared...if they get DNPCD, then it counts towards the 65 game minimum

[@sportsactuary8574]

A player y'all COMPLETELY forgot about is Orlando Woolridge. If he could have stayed healthy he might have made the 75 year team. Unfortunately, he was always on the mend.

[@rickyr.6030]

The league didn’t make this rule. We did. The fans.

[@killdatbeat8255]

I would rather pay somebody playing 75 games compared to Embiid playing 55 games

[@nanagyambibi7426]

I am looking at the MVP award for the last 30 years. Not many played less than 65 games. Excluding Malone in 99 and LeBron in 2012 because of Lockouts. Since 94 only Giannis won MVP in 2020 playing 62 games, the next player close to that was Embiid playing 66 last year. So I dont know why the players are so bent on the rule when it has always kinda been this way.

[@onlyfacts3178]

EMBIID also won with just 43 wins ahahhaha AND he got 45 wins the previous season.. HE wasnt even winning...

[@freetheworld2671]

Players are going to show up play one minute and out. It ain't hard to go around, I'm injured, and being a hundred in the playoffs is pivotal to how far you go. The doctors say 8 weeks, I'm going to play 1 minute every game for 8 weeks 😂

[@trevorhoyt2524]

Gils reasoning for the 65 game restriction being the supermax doesnt make sense. If somwbody misses 18+ games, that opens up another spot for owners possibly having to pay somebody else. Regardless the spot opens up financial opportunities, it just goes to someone who more than likely has never gotten a super max. Either way, the owners are gonna pay. Logic aint logicing Gil.

[@HLLSG]

Gil out here whistleblowing 🤣🤣

[@ZJSUAVE]

You would think All NBA is a right the way players talk. All NBA is used to to reward players for distinguished performance at their position. How can they distinguish themselves when they missing over 20 games? A quarter of the season.

[@LukesYourFatherNotMe]

Why they always act like it’s only 10 players in the nba lmao

[@ethanbrown4628]

Shit is so annoying they act dense on purpose

[@genomarshall27]

KMart with the Iceberg joint ✊🏾

[@Rip1990]

The rule is definitely fair, that’s like saying someone is employee of the month and only worked 15 days that month vs someone working all 30 days . Be available,

[@chrismiller755]

Jordan played hurt. KD tried to play even tho he knew his leg hurt that year. Players need play. Keep it 65

[@deecool47]

How many players have played hurt and it cost them their careers? You're not being rational. It's more that a "tough it out" situation, these people are losing out because fans don't believe they're hurt or are hurt as bad as they say.

[@ChromeHeart-hx2ms]

@@deecool47good so nomore ticky tack injuries and mental health breaks 😂

[@CrushWildman]

Literally ALL athletes play hurt idc the sport ESPECIALLY for MONEY these guys are being sat by their owners you dummy

[@darnarxz]

The 65 game rule is fine. No one needs to play hurt though.

[@shaquilhoskins3078]

@@deecool47Naa the real problem is a player would be hurt on Televised game on Friday vs top 5 team and be on DNP list then literally the next game on a Saturday vs bottom 5 team and you play that game it look weird so now the rule messes over players who are really hurt

[@himgod6495]

If I work at McDonald's & I'm the best worker, I only show up 1-2 days out of the 5 days a week I'm scheduled for......

[@soufatldude700]

rashad needa stylist. there's no way someone looked at that hat before he left the house and said it looked alright

[@DaLumpy1]

BUT…if I am healthy and I need to play the last game of the season to be eligible for the Super Max, and you make me sit out: in suing. And I’m pretty sure I’d win (in THAT instance)

[@robertvega8358]

The 65 game rule is the least the nba can do. Real life jobs real life people who live a normal lifestyle have to meet certain requirements to get a raise, insurance, tenure, retirement, and other benefits. It’s work. Part of life. They already get paid millions. I do want to switch jobs with nba players. Cuz even $100,000 will satisfy me. Let them work my job. There’s a reason to cry

[@deecool47]

At most jobs, if you're injured so bad u can't work, you're eligible for short or long term disability.

[@robertvega8358]

@@deecool47 which pays nothing

[@bigdog2610]

I mean if you’re injured and not playing you’re still getting paid. Life ain’t fair and sometimes u can’t prevent injuries but u still shouldn’t make extra.

[@programme9363]

They MIGHT drop it down to 60. No less than that.

[@a_real_one2000]

To Rashad point I think the player association would & should challenge any team owner/doctor who’s purposely keeping a player out for non medical reason to cook the books. The player association is gonna have to keep the owners honest & insure fair compensation.

[@1stew3digital49]

They would... This is a conspiracy theory at this point

[@popcrnshower]

They aren't punishing top players, they are making top players accountable to the fans.

[@GoingMach5]

did you not listen to this conversation? they're doing both. thats why it needs to be amended.

[@Sure_Sir]

I would hate to buy some tickets just to find out, afterwards, the players I wanna watch are resting that game out.

[@mansainikoolujimial-amin4867]

But the fans not gonna ruin their careers for the people … health , longevity and just physical health… more and more top players are gonna miss more and more games ..

[@Sure_Sir]

@@mansainikoolujimial-amin4867 dude, these athletes can play one season and be fine financially. How many of us can say we can work for several months and retire, or buy a house.

[@popcrnshower]

@@mansainikoolujimial-amin4867 the fans are the ones that allow the game the grow and in turn fill the pockets of players. The players should be more grateful for the fans, and care less about their supermax.

[@jaquanndewberry3456]

Mitchell wasn't going to make an All-NBA team. SGA Luka Edwards Haliburton Curry Booker and Brown will have spots before he will. Then, it is not even about positions anymore. Jokic KD Bron Tatum Ginnias Kawhi and AD all have spots too.

[@lorneharris43]

Well this how i feel..if they want more games to rest..all they need to do is tell the fans..like me..when the stars are not playing..so fans who really can't afford them tickets..who probably saved up for months..for him and his family..Can rest his pockets too. Because we can still support the team at home on the TV. I think that is fair

[@familytv1523]

whats stopping players from just asking for guaranteed money in their next contracts and not to care about ‘incentives’

[@AllStarKydd]

What are you really asking here? NBA contracts are guaranteed for the most part. An incentive is exactly what the word defines; in lay man terms if a player performs better than projected than they’ll receive additional dollars (i.e. a bonus for the 9 to 5ers)

[@gavinn1275]

Talking bout brainwashed and forgot to exclude Kyrie...thats wiiiild 😂

[@markmills9899]

They tried to do that to Jordan when he broke his foot and he played they tried to do that to Kobe and he played through his injuries. If star players want to play, they're going to play. The only thing that teams are afraid of is losing their star players they don't want to lose them to free agency so they're going to let them play if they want to play. It's not the owners that don't want their players to play during the regular season. It is the players that don't want to play during the regular season Owners don't keep players long enough to worry about their investment even pop is playing Wimby just about every game just on minute restrictions star players run the NBA if they want to play they play everyone saying players are coming back to early because they wanted to play

[@TheRealYungZulu]

Keeping your best player from playing because you don't want to pay him is a PHENOMENAL way of winning championships and retaining good players!

[@eddiec1895]

Wouldn't that mean if the player is actually worth a max, some other team who needs them can offer that? The team would just shoot themselves in the foot at that point. And it would make that player not even want to be on that team after being f***** over like that