Stephen A lists guys like Kawhi Paul George Kevin durant Brad beal Anthony davis and implies they were sitting out games on purpose and not playing which is why the 65 game minimum should be required

Linn Kawhi Leonard on the 65-game rule Its great for the league trying to stop people just from sitting But like I said before I dont think that rule is changing anybody to play if theyre really hurt It is what it is The healthiest guys play Thats just how the ball rolls

Sam Amick on Run It Back discussing the 65-game rule Adam Silver's tone has been borderline defiant They could make an exception for Luka Doncic but bigger picture I think they're sticking to their guns

Stan Van Gundy pushes back on Lukas All-NBA case The whole thing with his wife having a baby Cmon If those were the only games he missed fine Everybody has missed games for personal reasons We either have a line or we dont If we have a line then lets stick to it He didnt make it

Steve Kerr We need to play fewer games We need to take 10 games off the schedule The modern game with the pace and the space I think it would be a more competitive and healthier league if we played fewer games

Voter Stephen A Smith on SGA The complaints are existing because he's making teams paythey're saying we have a hard time stopping him because he's that great could you help us out by not giving him more callswhich the ultimate sign of respecthe's busting everybody's ass that's why

Bill Simmons Pod Is LeBron behind the push to shorten the season because he wants his records to stay intact