Load management has been a widely criticized topic in the NBA in recent years due to big names like Charles Barkley and more ripping players for sitting out when they’re able to play games.
Former Celtics greats Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce are the latest to chime in and to no one’s surprise, they detest players sitting out games in order to rest.
“You get paid for 82 [games],” Garnett said on The Unleashed Podcast. “They pay you for 82. They pay you for 10 exhibition games. They pay you for the playoffs. They don’t pay you to play 70. They pay you to play 82. You understand?