Adam Silver remains firmly behind the NBA's 65-game rule. The commissioner says star participation rose significantly this season, while non-injury, one-game absences fell by 30 percent.
Silver also pointed to an unexpected trend in the league's internal injury data. Injuries do not increase late in the season, when players have logged more games. The uptick instead comes after the All-Star break.
The NBA has not determined whether extended rest causes that increase. Silver said it may simply be correlation, but suggested players might not receive an appropriate workload during the days off before returning to games.
Silver believes artificial intelligence could help medical researchers process larger data sets and find clearer answers.
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