![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/nba-plan-radical-rule-change-to-directly-impact-playing-time-of-each-teams-stars/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1_GettyImages-1525368827.jpg&description=Load management has become a significant issue across the NBA in recent years and now a policy looks set to be implemented to ensure the star players are on the court more often than not The NBA has announced a rule change to ensure the league's star athletes are playing more during the regular season. According to ESPN, the NBA's Competition Committee has proposed stricter guidelines on teams resting players for games broadcast on television. Should the league's Board of Governors vote in favour of the policy, a team will be unable to rest two star players in the same game. The definition of a star is a player who has been on an All-Star or All-NBA team in any of the last three seasons. In recent seasons load management has been one of the biggest talking points around the NBA. During the regular season, some players have been rested in order to ensure they are in peak condition for the Playoffs and to avoid burnout. Numerous top players have been criticised for using 'load management' such as Kawhi Leonard, who has struggled with injury and has not played at least 60 games in a season since 2019. Earlier this year, NBA legend Magic Johnson expressed his dislike for the term and stressed the desire the likes of himself Michael Jordan had for wanting to play every single game. "I hate it. I dislike it. I was just at Michael Jordan's 60th birthday party. He pulled me to the side, and we talked about [Load Management] for 30 straight minutes," the LA Lakers icon said. "We played every game. We want to play every single game. We couldn't wait to get out there on the court." Last season, fans expressed their frustration with missing out on seeing superstar players in road games because they've sat out, something that involved several different teams. During All-Star game weekend in February, when asked about the issue and how to manage it, NBA commissioner Adam Silver failed to provide a concrete answer. Furthermore, he thought the idea of star players missing certain g){kind=link}
Load management has become a significant issue across the NBA in recent years and now a policy looks set to be implemented to ensure the star players are on the court more often than not
The NBA has announced a rule change to ensure the league’s star athletes are playing more during the regular season.
According to ESPN, the NBA’s Competition Committee has proposed stricter guidelines on teams resting players for games broadcast on television. Should the league’s Board of Governors vote in favour of the policy, a team will be unable to rest two star players in the same game.
The definition of a star is a player who has been on an All-Star or All-NBA team in any of the last three seasons. In recent seasons load management has been one of the biggest talking points around the NBA.
During the regular season, some players have been rested in order to ensure they are in peak condition for the Playoffs and to avoid burnout. Numerous top players have been criticised for using ‘load management’ such as Kawhi Leonard, who has struggled with injury and has not played at least 60 games in a season since 2019.