With the playoff bracket set and two straight months of postseason hoops ahead of us, two big elephants in the room these days in NBA circles are the tanking epidemic and player rest.
Every night, fans buy tickets and flock to arenas to cheer on their favorite hoopers. But too often, those fans find out their favorite player is taking the night off. It’s a big problem in the NBA, and one they’ve tried to address by implementing rest policies and the much-discussed 65-game requirement to qualify for awards.
