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If you think this year\u2019s NBA playoffs have seemed a bit more physical than the regular season or any playoffs of years past, you\u2019re not alone.<\/p>\n
And while fans may be loving the raucous physicality, Mark Cuban sees an issue if these types of edgy games persist.<\/p>\n
While he says it draws more viewers, Cuban posted to X that he thinks that \u201cwondering who will get into a fight next\u201d is \u201cbad for the future of the NBA.\u201d<\/p>\n
So, did the NBA, it seems, as the playoffs have been a time for officials to swallow their whistles.<\/p>\n
Cuban assured the NBA world that this can\u2019t be the case.<\/p>\n
\u201cI guarantee you that no one at the top of the NBA made the decision that the games should be more physical,\u201d Cuban wrote in the X post. \u201cIt\u2019s the officials managing the games their way. Nothing changed in the rule book or case book. Right now every team still in [the playoffs] is calling the NBA asking what the hell is going on.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cuban served as the Mavericks owner for more than two decades, so he\u2019s seen his fair share of different styles and era switches in the NBA. Now serving just as a minority owner in Dallas, he\u2019s less involved and hence observes the league more like the rest of us.<\/p>\n
With the league as skilled as ever, Cuban doesn\u2019t see any positives if team-needs start shifting from skill to physicality.<\/p>\n
\tHere’s the thing. I guarantee you that no one at the top of the NBA made the decision that the games should be more physical. It’s the officials managing the games their way. Nothing changed in the rule book or case book. Right now every team still in, is calling the NBA\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/0F9DqolrPB\u2014 Mark Cuban (@mcuban) April 28, 2025 <\/p>\n
\u201cThe problem is that everything in the NBA always goes to excess.\u00a0 Guys will use physicality as a replacement for skill. Teams will adapt their rosters accordingly,\u201d Cuban said. \u201cIf this stays in place for next [regular] season, I could see every team having a 2-way whose greatest ability is to fight and intimidate.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cuban\u2019s comments came in response to Fox Sports\u2019 Chris Broussard\u2019s, who expressed his enjoyment with the newly rowdy NBA playoffs.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am not one that calls for a return to \u201890s basketball, but these NBA playoffs, where the refs are letting the teams play physical defense, are waaayyyy more entertaining than today\u2019s matador-defense, easy-buckets regular season games,\u201d he wrote on X. \u201cIt\u2019s night & day!\u201d<\/p>\n
NBA fans and analysts alike are split on these physical playoffs, and teams like the Knicks and Pistons have had brutal back-and-forths all series. Timberwolves coach Chris Finch told reporters Thursday that the games have \u201cgone way too far on the physicality.\u201d<\/p>\n
But one thing is for certain. It\u2019s made for some entertaining basketball.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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