(New York) The NBA adopted a measure Wednesday that should force its star players to take part in more meetings, particularly during games that are broadcast on national airwaves and during the tournament that will be played during the next campaign.
The league’s Board of Governors has approved new regulations that will come into effect starting next season. This will replace a regulation governing the rest periods granted to players which was adopted before the 2017-18 season.
This new regulation will target star players in particular – those who have already participated in an all-star game or who have already been named to an all-star team in the previous three seasons.
Teams will have to manage their rosters to ensure that they do not give several star players a night off at the same time.
The NBA will thus be able to punish teams that do not respect these regulations by imposing fines ranging from US$100,000 for the first violation to $250,000 for the next. Each subsequent violation will increase the bill by a million.
The league also wants to maintain a balanced ratio of absences for star players between home and away games, and limit the long periods during which a star player can refrain from taking the floor.
However, exceptions are provided to this regulation, including for injury reasons, personal reasons and pre-approved agreements limiting participation based on the player’s age, career playing time and injury history. serious.
