Persisten las críticas a la regla de 65 partidos de la NBA mientras las estrellas arriesgan la inelegibilidad para premios

A medida que la temporada 2025-26 de la NBA se acerca a su fin, el umbral de 65 partidos para la elegibilidad de premios —introducido en 2023 para combatir la gestión de carga— sigue atrayendo críticas. Con estrellas como Joel Embiid, Stephen Curry, LeBron James y Giannis Antetokounmpo ya eliminadas de la contienda, Nikola Jokić solo puede faltar a un partido más, mientras que Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luka Dončić y Victor Wembanyama están cerca de la descalificación en medio de crecientes preocupaciones por lesiones.

Basándose en debates anteriores, incluida la lesión de rodilla de Nikola Jokić en diciembre que amenazó su candidatura al MVP, la regla ahora excluye directamente a varias élites. Jokić tiene partidos de sobra pero corre el riesgo de no llegar; Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tiene cinco ausencias restantes, Wembanyama cuatro, Dončić cinco, y Anthony Edwards siete. Los críticos argumentan que la política distorsiona los registros históricos, ya que los MVPs pasados a menudo ganaron a pesar de perderse partidos, e ignora la creciente fisicalidad de la liga. Los jugadores ahora recorren más distancia a mayores velocidades, aumentando las distensiones en las pantorrillas que preceden a roturas devastadoras del tendón de Aquiles. La evidencia respalda el descanso para la longevidad, sin embargo, los premios vinculados a contratos supermax incentivan jugar lesionado —especialmente con el nuevo acuerdo de derechos mediáticos de la NBA por 77.000 millones de dólares que prioriza la disponibilidad de las estrellas sobre el juicio de los votantes sobre el rendimiento. El corte rígido de la regla socava la discreción y la salud de los jugadores en una era agotadora, avivando las llamadas a la revisión antes de que distorsione aún más los legados.

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