{"id":2029280,"date":"2023-09-12T13:56:08","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T17:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nba-getting-desperate-league-floats-massive-fines-if-teams-are-caught-doing-this\/"},"modified":"2023-09-12T13:58:53","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T17:58:53","slug":"nba-getting-desperate-league-floats-massive-fines-if-teams-are-caught-doing-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nba-getting-desperate-league-floats-massive-fines-if-teams-are-caught-doing-this\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA&#8217;s Desperation: Huge Fines Proposed for Teams Caught in This Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnba-getting-desperate-league-floats-massive-fines-if-teams-are-caught-doing-this%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2029280&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Load Management: NBA\u200d Considers \u2062Stricter Guidelines and Hefty Fines<\/h2>\n<p>Well, \u2063there goes \u2062the entire business\u200c model of the Los Angeles Clippers.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles\u2019 second-favorite basketball team has developed a bit of a notorious reputation in \u2063recent years\u2063 for something known to NBA fans as \u201cload management,\u201d\u2063 particularly when it comes to the team\u2019s dynamic duo of Paul George and\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sister-nba-superstar-sentenced-life-without-parole-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kawhi Leonard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The concept of load management is \u2062a straightforward one: To best preserve a player\u2019s health, a team may intentionally bench \u200dhim even if\u200d he\u2019s \u201chealthy,\u201d all things considered. It\u2019s something the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/two-laughingstock-nba-franchises-just-put-historic-show-mjs-bulls-birds-celtics-never\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clippers<\/a> \u200dhave deployed judiciously given the checkered\u2064 injury history of \u2064George and (especially) Leonard.<\/p>\n<p>But while\u200d load management may be\u200b best\u2062 for the player and \u2062the team, it\u2019s not nearly as good for the fan paying his \u200cor her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hate-being-spewed-in-the-name-of-patriotism-wapo-opinion-attacks-anthem-before-games-2\/\" title=\"\u2018Hate Being Spewed In The Name Of Patriotism\u2019: WaPo Opinion Attacks Anthem Before Games\">hard-earned money<\/a> to attend an\u200c NBA game\u2063 \u2014 only to\u200c see a completely healthy star player in \u2063street clothes on the team bench.<\/p>\n<p>(To be\u2063 clear,\u200b it\u2019s not just the Clippers who do this.\u200b The Philadelphia 76ers, Milwaukee\u200d Bucks and \u2062Dallas\u2064 Mavericks have rested superstars\u2062 Joel Embiid, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Luka Doncic, respectively, for load management \u2063purposes last year.)<\/p>\n<p>On\u200b a separate but possible related note: As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/nba-ratings-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OutKick<\/a> has covered numerous times on its site, NBA ratings have stagnated, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nba-ratings-collapse-continues-closing-game-gets-trounced-60-minutes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">at best<\/a>. At worst, the \u2064league is\u200c facing \u2064genuine popularity concerns\u2026 and load management is absolutely a part of the problem.<\/p>\n<p>The league, perhaps aware of its\u200c ratings and the public backlash to load management (a common refrain among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nba-legend-pioneer-dr-j-gives-top-10-nba-players-ever-lebron-fans-will-hate-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBA fans\u200d of a certain age<\/a> is \u2063that Michael Jordan never \u200cneeded load management,\u200c and \u2064his travel\u2063 accommodations were \u2063not nearly as luxurious \u200das what current players \u200benjoy), is now on the\u2064 cusp of levying a hefty financial punishment \u200dfor load management.<\/p>\n<h3>Stricter Guidelines and Fines<\/h3>\n<p>ESPN\u2019s NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski reported yesterday, originally, that the \u200bleague \u200cwas considering\u2062 \u201cstricter guidelines on resting players for national\u200d television games and \u2063multiple stars together in the same games.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">ESPN \u200cSources: The NBA\u2019s Competition Committee has recommended stricter guidelines on resting players for national television games \u200cand multiple stars together \u2062in the same\u200b games. \u2062The league\u2019s Board\u2063 of Governors \u200bexpected to \u200dvote Wednesday to pass the measures.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u200dAdrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/1701268027340214640?\">September 11, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a \u200csubsequent X post, Wojnarowski shared\u2064 some potential specifics about what those \u201cstricter guidelines\u201d may look like.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Under new rules,\u2064 teams would be fined $100K for \u200ba\u2064 first violation, $250K\u2062 for a\u2062 second\u2064 violation and $1 million more \u2064than the previous penalty for each additional violation, sources tell ESPN. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZOQjJpoNaD\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZOQjJpoNaD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/1701273743333445943?\">September \u206411, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cUnder new rules, teams would be fined $100K for a first violation, $250K for a second \u2064violation and $1\u2063 million more than the previous penalty for each additional \u200cviolation, \u2062sources tell ESPN,\u201d \u2063the longtime NBA insider posted.<\/p>\n<p>Even for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mark-cubans-delusional-moment-declares-going-woke-good-business-amid-bud-light-target-boycotts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">billionaire\u2064 NBA owners<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-fines-weibo-social-media-outlet-half-a-million-dollars-for-not-censoring-enough\/\" title=\"China Fines Weibo Social Media Outlet Half a Million Dollars for Not Censoring Enough\">million-dollar fine<\/a> is nothing to sneeze\u2062 at, especially when\u200d it\u2019s per infraction.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps alleviating matters ever-so-slightly for NBA\u200c owners, it appears the league will only \u2064be applying\u200b these rules for \u201cstar\u201d players.<\/p>\n<p>According to NBA reporter Shams \u200cCharania, there will be\u200d a very specific definition as to what constitutes a \u201cstar\u201d\u200c player:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Under current discussions among team and league personnel, a star is defined by someone who\u2019s made an All-Star or All-NBA team in the past \u2064three seasons, \u2064sources said. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2WBe1BPrUG\">https:\/\/t.co\/2WBe1BPrUG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shams \u200bCharania (@ShamsCharania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1701268365354979781?\">September 11, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Citing unnamed sources, Charania claimed that\u2064 the tentative definition of \u2063a \u201cstar\u201d \u200cis \u201csomeone\u200d who\u2019s made an All-Star or All-NBA team in the past three seasons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some \u2063corners of NBA punditry feel that this \u200cmove doesn\u2019t actually \u200daddress any of the health concerns that players have.<\/p>\n<p>Forbes Sports\u2019 \u200bNBA \u2064writer Shane Young echoed that dissatisfaction on\u200d X:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The league will do anything but address the real\u2063 issue that\u2019s been causing all of the star absences.\u2062 It\u2019s comical.<\/p>\n<p>Either extend the season length and \u2062spread\u2063 out the games, or reduce\u2063 the total \u200bnumber.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shane Young (@YoungNBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YoungNBA\/status\/1701274661172944918?\">September 11, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe league will do anything but address the real issue that\u2019s been\u200c causing all of the star absences. \u200cIt\u2019s \u2064comical,\u201d\u200d Young posted.\u2062 \u201cEither extend \u200cthe season length and spread out the games, or reduce the total \u2064number.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nba-getting-desperate-league-floats-massive-fines-teams-caught\/\">NBA Getting Desperate:\u200d League Floats Massive Fines if Teams Are Caught Doing This<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Load management&#8221; has tarnished the Los Angeles Clippers&#8217; business model. This notorious practice, especially by star players Paul George and Kawhi Leonard, has affected the team&#8217;s reputation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2015,"featured_media":2029281,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2029280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2029280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2015"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2029280"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2029280\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2029281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2029280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2029280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2029280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}