According to Shams Canary, who is fluent in NBA, the league secretariat has issued a policy on the morning of the 14th that does not allow two star players to rest at once per game from this season. Teams that violate this will be fined.
The definition of star players is someone who has been on the All-NBA team or All-Star roster for the past three seasons. A total of 49 people, including Paul George and Kawhi Leonard LA Clippers, LeBron James and Anthony Davis LA Lakers, Stephen Curry, Dramond Green, Chris Paul, and Andrew Wiggins Golden State Warriors, were on the list.
Each team will be fined $100,000 KRW 132.8 million for the first violation of the regulation and $250,000 KRW 332 million for the second violation. Since then, each additional violation will be fined $1 million about 1.3 billion won more than before.
NBA will play 82 regular league games in the 2023-24 season from October 25 to April 20 next year. There are exceptions to the policy, including injuries, personal reasons, and pre-approved restrictions on back-to-back games based on injury history.
NBA president Adam Silver said, "This is a view shared by everyone in the league," stressing that the introduction of the new regulation has been emerging since before.
"In particular, when I see young and healthy players, I feel that they are moving away from this view," he said adding, "I couldn't find statistical data that showed players are more likely to get hurt as they progress through the season or play consecutive games." 스포츠토토
Meanwhile, Bobby Marx of media ESPN explained, "The regulation is not a CBA group agreement, so if you violate it, the team, not the player, will be fined."
"The main concern is what happens when the team determines that a popular player is healthy enough to play in consecutive games, but the player is sick and needs rest," he said.
In addition, he said, "It may contradict the use of sports science, which requires checking the physical condition of players," adding that there is a concern.
Therefore, NBA teams are expected to try to adapt to the new policy.
