Didn’t Larry Johnson play with a broken back?
Load management is such a damn hoax. Sitting players does nothing.
If people really give a shit about keeping athletes healthy long-term they need to stop looking at the NBA and look at youth basketball. The AAU grind means kids are coming into college and then NBA with an insane amount of wear and tear on their bodies.
Not to mention kids specializing in basketball only rather than playing a variety of sports, which leads to the same ligaments and body parts getting overworked extra hard.
Dudes in the 80s, 90s, and 2000s used to play 70-80 games no problem. Injuries weren’t more prevalent than they are today. That’s because players back then hadn’t destroyed their bodies at a young age by routinely getting up at 7 am for their next AAU game to get highlights for their Ballislife mixtapes. Shit’s wild.
I fuckin hate Bradley Beal for his load management bullshit
Chuck is absolutely right. Completely.
Just think it’s a little offensive to the players to act as if they don’t wanna play. Playing Basketball is if anything the only part these guys truly enjoy as professionals. That’s why they go through the ice baths and pre and post-game warm ups and cool downs. The media, the morning practice sessions. It’s because they love Basketball.
America has a labor problem
Tell em Chuck
As soon as Inside the NBA’s back we got Barkley-related posts dominating the sub, but in a good way. Glad to see them back
I personally can’t stand Barkley anymore, it’s a shame
Did he really say shut up n dribble???
i mean when you put it like that, yea
Anybody that thinks a star player like LeBron or Curry is completely helpless on load management days is either clueless or being intentionally obtuse. All Curry has to do is drop one IG post saying that he wants to play, and he’s going to play. These guys just don’t appreciate the fans like old school players did
I want to see Shaq to the Milkcrate challenge