Floyd Mayweather Rips NBA Players Over Load Management

Floyd Mayweather is not a fan of NBA guys trying to preserve their bodies.

The undefeated boxing champ blasted NBA players who took games off to rest during the season. Load management has become a thing over the last several years due to guys like Kawhi Leonard and LeBron James. During a recent Q&A Mayweather blasted players who took games off to rest because he felt they were ripping off fans who paid a lot of money to watch NBA players entertain them.

“They will play a couple games and take a couple games off,” “That’s not cool. With that type of money, if you’re not hurt, you need to be out there playing ’cause these people pay a lot of money for the NBA players to entertain.”

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NBA fans had mixed reactions to Mayweather’s comments:

Translation: I’m losing thousands upon thousands of dollars weekly betting on the NBA without knowledge of who’s playing or not https://t.co/iRozZkqbJg

— Nach (@NACHO2813) March 31, 2022

Lol dude was in a sport where you only go to work 1 or 2 times a year https://t.co/R9JlGdnvLs

— Lord Rev. Bryan Young (@BryanIsTheKing) March 31, 2022

This is exactly why the @NBA has taken such a step back in the last 15 years. It’s anywhere from $70-300+ per seat to go to a game. Why the hell would I pay that if the stars were buying the jerseys of aren’t playing? This has been Lebron’s NBA. Kobe, MJ, Payton would never. https://t.co/yl9XlzyoQm

— RedNGold (@devil_red_deity) March 31, 2022

he's not wrong at all lmao
celebrities often forget their fans are the only reason they are where they are in society

theres tens of millions of athletes working on their craft to get to the most notorious leagues – just to collect the check and dress to impress on the sideline https://t.co/Rg6HDAF7gd

— gnomer zimpzin (@wotermalone) March 31, 2022

He's 100% right. Kobe lived by this. If 82 games is too much for athletes body's, shorten the season. Whatever makes it so there's no more "load management". That's unacceptable.

You're either too hurt to play or you're playing. https://t.co/j9OwtvoaIR

— That one Nets fan (@Typical__Tom) March 31, 2022

1. They play 82 games + playoffs.They have to make sure that they get there’s.
2. They worked harder than 99.999% of people who pay to go watch them.
3. They don’t get to hand pick their opponents 🤧
4. End goal should be to win the championship, not entertain. https://t.co/DJ6ZHK7K9M

— kevin🐢 (@kevin23_o7) March 31, 2022

I think the biggest problem with load management is when fans, in particular kids, go to see their favorite player and he’s sitting out.

If someone is healthy they must suit up and play. The Fans ultimately pay these guys salaries.

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