NBA Claims No Players Have Missed National TV Games This Season Due To Load Management

The NBA claims no player has missed any nationally televised games this season due to load management or rest.

Trainers and doctors have said no player is 100 percent healthy once the season truly gets going. If a player needs rest, team personnel can ask the player what feels sore, provide some treatment and then document the treatment to satisfy league oversight.

The NBA has also given more leeway to players with chronic injuries and major injury histories. That group includes Kawhi Leonard, Joel Embiid, Dejounte Murray and Kristaps Porzingis.

For any injury, the NBA requires that teams submit documentary proof into a league-supervised portal.