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[Charles Barkley] “If you’re making $30M, $40M, $50M to play basketball four days a week … Man, if you can play, shut the hell up and play.” (streamable.com)

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[–] Paragon188@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Bad take by Barkley. It doesn't matter if they're making 50 or 60 million, it doesn't make them immune to injuries. Forcing the players to play fails to address the core issue (too many games/minutes).

[–] TheAnon13@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Barkley literally said in the video “if you’re injured don’t play”. The nba has had 82 games for years and load management is only now becoming a problem

[–] Iceraptor17@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Because like anything else, new techniques are applied over time. Pro sports wasn't as gamed in the past as it is today.

The fact is simple, a game in April means a lot more than a game in January. So teams are load managing guys. Players could force the issue...but why would they? They also want to win a chip more than win a random game in Detroit in December.

It sucks for fans, but that's the incentive the NBA gives.