The NBA playoffs officially begin this weekend. This is the time every fan has been waiting for and every team has been preparing for. This is when teams want to be at their healthiest and playing their best ball. At the Board of Governors press conference last week, NBA commissioner Adam Silver pointed out the “good news” that stars missed about 15 percent fewer games in the first season of the NBA’s Player Participation Policy.
But, while it’s true that stars played more in the regular season as a whole, there’s reason to worry about the state of player health entering the postseason.