That determination prevented him from playing in the 35 of 41 home games pursuant to the city’s mandatory vaccine law. This past season he played in just 29 regular-season games for the Brooklyn Nets and four playoff contests, as the Celtics swept the Nets in the first round.Ī large number of his absences this past season were due to his decision not to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. One of the prime scofflaws has been former Celtics guard Kyrie Irving.
But is management now trying to wrestle back control of their organizations and place players in a more subordinate position? There are, of course, cases of serious injuries in a fast-paced contact sport. That penchant for selective duty in the era of max and super-max contracts borders on unjust enrichment, with players never having to give back money for arbitrarily choosing when and when not to play. You know who would have been ahead of him, 39-year-old Karl Malone and 40-year-old Michael Jordan.’’ Nineteen years ago in the 2002-2003 season he would have ranked 35th in minutes played. “Mikal Bridges of the Phoenix Suns played in 80 games and led the league in minutes played this season. “The biggest thing is games missed,’’ Isola added. “The NBA is the one sport where they should start giving out participation trophies, because you need guys to participate,’’ quipped Isola, who is paired with Celtics commentator Brian Scalabrine weekday mornings on Sirius Satellite radio morning show, “The Starting Lineup.’’ New York City radio host Frank Isola has a cheeky proposition to get the handsomely-compensated athletes to suit up more often. Known euphemistically as “load management,” the concept is so ingrained now it has become tongue-in-cheek and gives off an air of inmates running the asylum. It used to be met with suspicion when NBA players sat out regular-season games with dubious injuries.
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