The Truth About the 65-Game Rule, Load Management, NIL & Athlete Ownership | SOTG Ep. 1
Welcome to State of the Game. In the debut episode – Andre Iguodala, Shaun Livingston, Fred VanVleet, David Kelly and Kenny Beecham sit down for an unfiltered conversation about the biggest issues facing basketball today. From the controversial 65-game rule and the rise of load management to the impact of NIL on the sport, the second apron, the role of analytics, the death of dynasties and whether athletes should have a seat at the ownership table, nothing is off-limits.
Featuring voices who have lived the game at the highest level, this is the conversation the NBA needs to hear.
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0:00 Intro & Panel Introduction
0:36 The 65-Game Rule
4:55 Load Management
7:08 Origins of Load Management
9:15 NIL & Its Impact on Basketball
15:22 Grassroots: USA vs. Europe
19:36 The Second Apron
23:55 Athlete Ownership
30:41 All-Star Game
33:01 New Media Deal
35:27 Fan Experience
37:00 The NBPA’s Role
38:25 Future of the NBA
40:35 Closing Remarks
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43 Comments
all pretty well spoken, especially Iguodala. I didn't know how knowledgeable he was on economics and systemic issues
The best piece of NBA content this year
YOOOO WHAT
we love you KB
Wtf is that mic Kenny?
i’ve been waiting on this 🥹
KENNNYYYYYY
Great interview – some of KB's best work to date
He said JT should’ve been an MVP already, I really wanna know what year he’s talking about. Just because a player may be underrated for the greatness they are doesn’t mean they can just get an MVP 😭
W video, freddy's so insufferable though lol America is getting their asses kicked by the Euro model right now and I think you should look at how to fix that instead of saying "we still have the best players" when there aint an American in the top 5
19:42 Fred me good and important point here. Everybody is on the same page about what we need but we aren't paying the people who are actually making the grassroot level change. Those YMCAs and Park districts need to be funded and filled with trainers and people who actually care, and pay them how much they care
Kenny you’re going nuts
Great discussion, good stuff Kenny!
The heck is this
We doing big things
32:55 my guy kentrell the NBA knowledge GOAT!! 😂
kenny my break is only 20 minutes i can’t fit this all in😫😩
Proud of your success Kenny!
Shout-out to how much Kenny has developed. He's so comfortable with interviews now and navigating a conversation where you have other 4 people involved.
Nice work KB 👏
Great conversation between legends in the industry. Hope to see more of this stuff
never knew iggy was so based
Let’s go Kenny!!
honestly the bit i probably enjoyed the most was the little bit of political talk toward the end there, hope that isn't just a one time thing
As much as I hate and don't respect VanVleet, calling Popovich a bitch and saying fuck the Spurs for no reason and always hating on the Spurs with negativity in the media with his weird hating ass… imma watch this for my favorite guys in sports media and skip every time he talks. Can't wait to watch more. Kenny is on his way up.
Illinois stand upppp
look at kenny man, so inspirational
KB is big time bro. This is sick
Look at Kenny my boy so inspirational
Look at Kenny man, so inspirational
This was such a great conversation
Some Midwest royalty on this panel ‼️🔥
ayy man shoutout KB. A real American dream story
Bro this is fucking fantasic! Intelligent conversation on interesting (NBA related) topics , it's honestly so refreshing!
Definitely room for improvement regarding audio but this was great. Shoutout to you, Kenny
31:08 wasn’t aware of your game comrade🫡
is ts on spotify?
this was dope as hell you doing big things kenny
kenny basketball made it big! one of the greatest to ever do it
Vanvleet kept it a buck 😂😂 26:49
Kenny dont even drink so having him do an alcohol ad is insane as hell shouldve called in mike or dmills to handle that😂
This was amazing
The all star break went from a celebration of the game to a 4 day billboard for the NBA’s business partners. It’s just not about basketball anymore
This might sound like hate but I love how when Kenny gets around nba players or respected analysts he always lets them know he knows ball. Feel like a lot of guys are scared to show their knowledge in interviews