Adam Silver shut down the possibility of changing the 65-game eligibility rule amid calls from the NBPA and agents as players such as Cade Cunningham are in danger of losing out on regular season award selections. The NBA and NBPA addressed the issue of star players not participating in enough games by creating a 65-game rule for awards. “I think it is working,” said Silver. “I think if you look at the numbers the pre-implementation of this rule, the numbers were going in the wrong direction.” Silver added that the discussions around load management have decreased with the rule implementation, which is now in its third season. Several players such as Victor Wembanyama and Nikola Jokic have clearly played in additional games this season returning from injury with their eye on meeting the 65-game minimum.
In the case of Cunningham, he was a clear All-NBA selection but could miss out on playing in at least 65 games with a recently diagnosed collapsed lung.
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