Adam Silver says that the NBA made adjustments last year to limit players from hunting for fouls Says that the league knows that fans enjoy physical defense but they don't want it to be too physical

De'Aaron on the Blazers physicality If they're gonna be officiated and let them be physical just let us be physical back

Adam Silver We've been addressing load management over the last several seasons Were down 30 this season in terms of single game absences by star players Its not even clear that load management works We have more injuries at the beginning and after All-Star break than late in the season

JJ Redick on OKCs physicality postgame - They have a few guys that foul on every possessionthey're hard enough to play You gotta be able to just call it if they foul and they do foul

Adam Silver In terms of tanking theres no question that what we saw this season was unprecedented Fans in particular cities and even media were rooting for their teams to tank We had to respond not just to the narrative but to misalignment of incentives once it was an accepted practice

Brad Stevens today - There were a lot of teams in the NBA playing for draft positioning this year And that won't be the case next year The league is gonna be a lot better the regular seasons gonna be a lot harder

SGA postgame when asked about the physicality of the playoffs - It makes the game more fun This time of year is the purest form of the sport