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SPORTS Thursday 23 March 2017

DAY

Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron
James watches from the
bench during the first half
of an NBA basketball game
against the Los Angeles
Clippers, Saturday, March 18,
2017, in Los Angeles. BREAK
Associated Press
Gregg Popov-
ich, coaches
searching

for answers
on rest issue

JON KRAWCZYNSKI
AP Basketball Writer
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota
(AP) — As the godfather of
the NBA’s modern player
rest movement, San An-
tonio Spurs coach Gregg
Popovich has long cham-
pioned the importance of
limiting the wear and tear
on players’ bodies in order
to prolong their careers
and increase the chances
of deep runs in the post-
season. Commissioner
Adam Silver has long been
sympathetic to Popovich’s
point of view, acknowledg-
ing the science that proves
what a difference rest can
make. But now that Silver
is ramping up the pressure
to consider more than just
X’s and O’s when decid-
ing when to rest players
en masse, Popovich and Day leaves Match Play as
other coaches around the
league say they are eager mother battles lung cancer
to have dialogue with the
league and its television Defending champion Jason Day, of Australia, lines up a putt as he
partners to address an ap- practices for the Dell Technologies Match Play Championship golf
proach that is drawing the tournament at Austin County Club, Tuesday, March 21, 2017, in
ire of fans and business Austin, Texas.
partners. Associated Press
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