NBA approves new rules, introduces harsher penalties in latest effort to curb load management

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The way NBA teams decide to manage the amount of rest players receive throughout the 82-game regular season is widely debated seemingly on a yearly basis.

The league has tried to address the load management issue by making incremental changes in recent years, such as scheduling a limited number of back-to-back games, but none of those changes has made a significant impact on correcting the problem.

On Wednesday the league's competition committee presented some new recommendations that would result in harsher financial penalties for teams that rest players in specific situations.

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Kawhi Leonard, #2, and Paul George, #13 of the Los Angeles Clippers, watch the action from the bench during the second half against Sacramento Kings at Crypto.com Arena on December 3, 2022, in Los Angeles, California. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

The NBA's Board of Governors voted in favor of a new player participation policy, which would restrict teams from resting a star player during a nationally televised game or for the in-season tournament games, according to a report from ESPN.

NBA ANNOUNCES NEW PENALTIES, FINES FOR FLOPPING

If a team still decides to sit a star player, it would face the following penalties: $100,000 for a first violation,
$250,000 for a second violation, and $1 million more than the previous fine for any additional violation, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported.

Any player who has been named to an All-NBA team or has been an All-Star at any point in the past three seasons, would be characterized by the league as a star player.

(L-R) Carmelo Anthony, #7, Anthony Davis, #3, and