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submitted 11 months ago by barnyard_noise@kbin.social to c/nba@lemmy.world

I recently saw that Wemby will be out for the rest of Summer League and combined with the whole bodyguard-Britney incident, I’m wondering if all this protection will have unintended consequences for him in the long term? But what do y’all think? Is it pretty normal for teams to be this cautious with their new star players? What’s the logic behind resting a rookie during Summer League?

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[-] djsaskdja@reddthat.com 4 points 11 months ago

The fouling rules in the summer league are absurd. He was just getting beat up out there. Better to wait for actual NBA level competition.

[-] barnyard_noise@kbin.social 4 points 11 months ago

@djsaskdja

Ohhh I didn’t even think about the fouling as a factor! And I imagine given his proportions, there’s concern of serious injury with the excessive body contact. Perhaps the plan is for him to spend the time bulking up so that he’s more durable in the regular season?

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