On February 3, Beijing time, the NBA announced a new rule, if you want to participate in all NBA games, one of them is that you must have at least 65 games of attendance, otherwise, no matter how good you are, you will not get 100 points.
So in order to ensure the attendance of 65 games, these stars also tried their best to make one farce after another. Previously, Embiid limped to the Warriors for fear of being held accountable by the league, which made his injury even more serious. Then, an even more exaggerated scene happened. Some players would rather play with injuries than earn money in 65 games, and they are even willing to put in the worst results of their careers.
The game between the Pacers and the Kings shocked everyone. Haliburton had confirmed his injury before the game began, and the Pacers' injury report made it clear that he had a tendon strain in his left foot, and if he wanted to continue playing, he would have to take more risks, and no team would risk their star player. But in this game, he forced himself to be a substituteIt becamePacers 119 gamesin the gameSectionaSubstitutions
Haliburton's movements weren't fast, but he still dragged an injured leg and staggered around, and Haliburton held on for twenty-one minutes and finished with 14 points, an assist, five turnovers, and a foul on the last 6-of-10 shooting. -15 of -15, which was the worst of the game, meaning the team had lost 15 points before he came on. What's even more outrageous is that if the opponent wants to break through his defenses, he only needs one step to pass, even if the opponent's hamstring is injured, he will shoot. But the question is, what else does he want in this situation? What he wants is money.
Do you think NBA players are really that dedicated and would rather satisfy fans who pay for tickets in the event of an injury? Of course, it's not for himself, either. Do you think Haliburton would be willing to play? He wished he could sit on the bench and watch his teammates play, but Harry. Burton had to play, his injury was so severe that he missed too many games.
The standard prize money for this season is 65 games, and Haliburton missed 13 games due to injury, which means that even he is heof the doublelegsBeatenBroken, tooThere are only four games that can be missed. If Haliburton misses five or more games, he will lose the chance to play in any of the big prizes this season.
He averaged 22 per game8 points 12Three assists are no longer useful, there is no assist king, there is no best team, there is no best performance, and there is no player with the most potential. It may not sound like a big deal, but Haliburton can't accept that if he loses the All-Star and assists leader, it means that his career will be nothing, and most importantly, he will lose a lot.
Honor is not important, it is money that matters, Haliburton has just signed a 4-year contract with the team04.5 billion contract, the maximum annual salary is 260 million, but if he wants to get this 260 million, then he needs to be in the best team. If he can't get in, then his salary is 250 million, and for 55 million, he is willing to go out just to make more money.
So he still gave his all when he knew that Haliburton was injured, playing 21 minutes per game, 13 points against the Celtics in 22 minutes, 15 points in 21 minutes against the Knicks, 21 minutes and 21 minutes today, all three games are 20 minutes, why do you think he is here? It's not one, it's three in a row, and he's coming back just to make up the numbers, after all, he hasn't won this one yet. In every game, he was replaced after only 20 minutes, and he was still a substitute, and the injury has not fully recovered, which is too desperate, right?
But judging from Haliburton's performance, where he risked his life to play the full 20 minutes, he has two questions: First, does the rule of these 65 games make sense? Second, if he didn't recover from his injuries to fifty-five million, his loss would be even greater.