LeBron Calls for Rules Change for NBA Awards, 'Game is Different' from 1980s-90s

As the 2025-26 NBA MVP race thins out with many of the usual suspects not likely to be eligible for postseason awards, LeBron ...

Nikola Jokic’s historic season could be the biggest casualty of the NBA’s 65-game rule

Jokic was also on pace to have the first-ever 60-40-80 shooting season in NBA history. His Player Efficiency Rating of 36.05 ...
Sportskeeda

LeBron James Bluntly Calls Out NBA 65-Game Rule Claiming it 'Catastrophic' for Player Legacies

LA Lakers star LeBron James on Tuesday on his “Mind the Game” podcast bluntly called out the NBA's 65-game rule, claiming it ...
Total Pro Sports

LeBron James and Tyrese Haliburton Take Clear Stance on NBA’s 65-Game Rule

LeBron James and Tyrese Haliburton speak out on NBA’s 65-game rule, making their opinions on the new season format crystal clear.

Tyrese Haliburton Believes Victor Wembanyama Will Be the Reason NBA Revises the 65-Game Rule

NBA commissioner Adam Silver has been proactive in making changes, and he’s usually made them with the fans in mind. Take the ...
Yardbarker

NBA 65 Game Rule Is Ridiculous

In 2023-24, the National Basketball Association (NBA) created and implemented the 65 Game Rule. It stated that in order to be eligible for year-end rewards like MVP, All-NBA teams, Defensive Player of ...
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Why the NBA's 65-game awards minimum is a failed idea creating more problems than it solves

Nikola Jokić's hyperextended knee all but eliminated him from the MVP race. That would be true in any rational world. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was neck-and-neck with him already. If two players are ...
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Explaining the NBA's new 65-game rule and the major awards it applies to

Some end-of-season NBA award races have a new wrinkle this season. Players must reach a minimum-games-played threshold of 65 in order to be eligible for certain major end-of-season awards such as MVP ...