Over the past few years, there has been ample debate and discussion about the length of the NBA regular season. Some people believe that an 82-game season plus a maximum of 16 games in the postseason is having a significant impact on the ability of some of the league's best player to stay healthy. For veteran sportscaster Chris Broussard, it is time.
He thinks the NBA should consider shortening the schedule of the regular season.
"Rather than cut the playoffs, cut the regular season… If you make a 60-65 game season, every game would be important to making the playoffs." — @Chris_Broussard pic.twitter.com/LDqSEmZlig
— Herd w/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) June 10, 2019
This subject has been raised once again — in this case by Chris Broussard — due to the fact that the Golden State Warriors, arguably the best team in the league when at full strength, are about to lose in the NBA Finals because of injuries. Some of their key players have missed a significant amount of the postseason, particularly Kevin Durant, who has been sidelined with a right calf strain since Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals.
In addition, DeMarcus Cousins missed the entire second and third round of the playoffs because of a hamstring injury. He's been able to play in the Finals but it's clear that he's not his usual self.
Klay Thompson and Kevon Looney have also missed one game in the Finals due to injury.
Chris Broussard believes that cutting down the number of regular season games from 82 down to around 60-65 will be good for the players. However, he understands that it will be difficult to do, considering that it will have a huge impact on the league's revenue, which will affect the players' future contracts.
The league office has admitted that this idea from Chris Broussard has been discussed multiple times in the past, but it seems that a decision is still far-fetched at this point.
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