AND Oklahoma City Thunder They were able to beat Portland Trail Blazers for the 18 points last Friday, but they did so without any of their five starters.
The initial composition leads MVP Favorite Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderStill, he, along with the other four starters, had a night in a 107-89 victory.
It is clear that the thunderstorms were fine, but the NBA explores the matter because it potentially violates the League player policy, according to ESPN.
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Isaiah Harttenstein, #55, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, #2, Alex Caruso, #9, Luguentz Dort, #5, Jalen Williams and Adam Flagler, no. 14 From Oklahoma City Thunder during the game against Portland Trail Blazema, 2025, 2025. (Zach Beeker/Nbae via Getty Images)
It was the second return game, and this week Thunder had a solid schedule, including another return against Denver Nuggets and a potential NBA finale match against the Boston Celtics. (They shared with Denver and beat Boston on the road.)
Saturday also begins another return for OKC against Pistons and Bucks, and both are the playoffs.
Thunder is 54-12, good for an easy record at the Western Conference. It is easy to say that they play a long game because they have a number 1 seed, except that he has passed. However, the NBA began to break down the load control for players.
It was only the second time Gilgeous-Alexander missed the match this season, which was outside what the team called “Rest”. However, OKC enumerated injuries for the other four starters.
Two years ago, Dallas Mavericks They were fined with $ 750,000 for seating players in the game, but that was a fairly clear effort to get ready for a better choice.
November 16, 2022, Washington, DC: Oklahoma City Thunder Guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) Nataap in court during the first half against Washington Wizards in Capital One Arena. (Tommy Gilligan-Ussa Sports today)
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Later in 2023, the league voted for a new policy of players participating, which would limit teams to rest players of the star during the National Television Games or for games in seasonal tournaments.
The association was also supposed to explore the Philadelphia 76ers in the middle of the absence of Joel Embiid earlier this season, and now they were observed because Paul George and Tyrese Maxe lacked games while their season continued to decline.
The teams are not allowed for players to stop playing in the long run if they do not deal with injury.
November 16, 2022, Washington, DC: Oklahoma City Thunder Guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) responds after the first half basket against Washington Wizards in Capital One Arena. (Tommy Gilligan-Ussa Sports today)
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Politics also says that players have to play in at least 65 of the 82 competitions in the regular season scheduled to be eligible for league awards, including MVP and All-NBA teams.
Fox News’ Scott Thompson contributed to this report.
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