Load management for Kawhi is not just preventing him from getting injured but also preserving him for the playoffs season which matters the most. I do not agree with load management because players should play if they are healthy. That is what the fans are paying for. It is disappointing to buy tickets and then know that your fave player is not playing because of load management. But, teams and players are wiser now. They know that it is more important to keep the players healthy for the playoffs than win all the game in regular season and get them injured or exhausted comes playoffs.


Clippers look good but do not expect too much since the west is pretty much stack as well. The competition is very tough with GSW and its trio, the Suns, Mavs and Nuggets. Kawhi has been away from basketball for a whole season. That will affect his game a lot. Though we should credit him for keeping up the physique even in injury. I do not expect him to perform at his best early in the season but expect to see big things when playoffs comes. His body should have adjusted to nba basketball level by that time.

I don’t see them going deep into the playoffs. KAT doesn’t have the drive to do it in my opinion. Once he got his massive payday he’s been pretty irrelevant. I think Anthony Edwards has what it takes to lead that team, but he’s still young and KAT still has the keys to the franchise. If I were their GM, I’d be trading KAT for pieces to build around Edwards for the future.

He could definitely improved the Wolves defense in the inside, Obviously, Gobert might do the same with the Jazz, block shots and change the shots, but still I don't think it is enough for them to be a champion. As others said, the West is stack up. And KAT was good, but it's not enough.


The could content again in the playoff, they almost upset the Ja Morant in the first round. But they still need a lot of experience and move the first round of playoff next year. It could be a goal for them with Gobert on-board.

I'm sorry for spoiling the Wolves discussion but are users here aware that Ime Udoka has been suspended for the upcoming 2022-2023 NBA season. Just this time, they already given his sanction and that is to suspend him for the whole season.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/celtics-coach-ime-udoka-suspended-2022-23-season-rcna49079

In case some don't know, Udoka had "an improper intimate and consensual relationship with a female member of the team staff."  that's why he got suspended and he apologized for it. I don't know if this is a big news but I'm pretty sure that the Celtics franchise is heavily affected by this one. He has been a very good coach in his first season, and he led the Celtics to NBA Finals. Their assistant coach, Joe Mazzulla will be their interim head coach. 

Any thoughts with this one? How will the Celtics be affected by this?

Yeah, that's my question too. Why the suspension? Did the woman he banged didn't agree to it to make it a rape case?
I mean, if he has a wife then it's the wife that should file a case then the law will take care of it. I understand the Sarver case because many complaints were received inside the NBA environment but I don't know about this one with Udoka.
He is not yet telling any details or statements, just an apology. So he is guilty, but there are blanks.

I don't know much about the law but when two adults have consented to do something doesn't the law say that they should be left alone? or does the law say that he cannot do such a thing because he is married? 

These types of things generally happen a lot in regular people's lives. Obviously, someone has to be an idiot to do something like this. And I am also not trying to protect someone with my statement. And I also believe that work and love should be kept miles apart.

I believe this is going to be a problem for the Celtics going forward. Whatever he did outside his professional life was probably a little dodgy, but in his professional life, he tried to give his best. Now, this suspension is effective immediately and Celtics also haven't said anything about him being back after the suspension is over.

And it turns out that the NBA is now on a scandalous rampage, from racism to alleged sexual encounters between adults. So there is a domino effect now and it could harm the whole organization.

And we have been talking about female coaches and then we are hit by this case. So what will happen if in the future there will be cases like it? female coaches having sex with her staff or even players? This things are turning ugly for the league.

Load management is very important, although fans hate this, but it's better than risking the players that has recently recovered from a serious injury. The Clippers can give Leonard a limited minutes, they can still win more games and most probably be in the playoffs, and that's the time where Leonard will play full time.

It's certainly a big news because this coach brought the Celtics in the NBA championship last season. He broke the rules, he is now punished, and we don't know if the assistant coach that will assume the role is as good as coach Ime Udoka. I'm not anymore betting on Celtics to win the NBA championship, i think their betting odds are also affected.

Perhaps that's the case.
I don't know why they would agree with that. It takes out the freedom of being a normal human being and just having a job as a coach. (Udoka as an exception because there's no full story yet)
IMO, they might be too strict about it, there are certain fields like the one you shared below that should not be taken out to the media or whatever.
Minor problems. Family-related issues. I doubt NBA will be affected by it. They should not make it a bigger problem.

Well, that's new if they are not "enforcing" anything. So what if he is watching and liking porn. In this era of millennials and the internet, it became a norm.