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Gabby Painter

Feb 267 min read

The NBA’s ‘Player Participation Policy’: How Cracking Down on Load Management Could Lead to Lack of Recognition for Stars like Joel Embiid

Load management is the practice of strategically resting players to prevent injuries. [1] It has become common practice in the NBA among...

Zack Slogoff

Nov 7, 20235 min read

Slam Dunk or Foul Play? NBA Faces Antitrust Heat from Big3

In January of 2023, representatives from the Big3 basketball league convened with officials from the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) in...

Gabby Painter

Oct 17, 20234 min read

Harden Threatens to Withhold Service: Legal Ramifications of Feuding with Daryl Morey & the 76ers

National Basketball Association (NBA) point guard James Harden has gained a reputation for forcing his way out of teams through any means...

Hunter Parsons

Dec 28, 20225 min read

Turnover in the Valley: Mat Ishbia Takes Over

More than a year after the start of the NBA’s investigation into now former Phoenix Suns and Mercury owner Robert Sarver, it is reported...

Zack Slogoff

Nov 12, 20225 min read

Accountability - The Aftermath of Kyrie’s Tweets

The NBA and the Brooklyn Nets have once again come face-to-face with what has become an all too familiar question in basketball in recent...

Hunter Parsons

Nov 9, 20225 min read

Hard-Capping the NBA: Unlikely and Unnecessary

On December 15, 2022, the National Basketball Association (“NBA”) and National Basketball Players Association’s (“NBPA”) current...