NBC Bay Area

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 ...
Yahoo! Sports

NBA’s 65-game rule was a bandage for a symptom that never addressed the root issue

Prior to the 2023-24 season the NBA instituted a rule that is now known as the 65-game rule. It mandated that in order for players to be eligible for end-of-season awards (MVP, DPOY, All-NBA, etc.) ...
New York Post

NBA’s best players are ineligible for major awards because of rule that needs to change

The NBA needs to revisit its rule that players must play in 65 games to be eligible for major awards. LeBron James is the latest casualty of the rule, which was intended to encourage players to miss ...
Yardbarker

Draymond Green Calls for Major Change to NBA’s Controversial 65-Game Rule

Draymond Green is never shy of getting into controversies. While his primary focus is getting the Golden State Warriors into the playoffs, the 36-year-old also expressed his opposition to some NBA ...