New Headline: Vince Carter's Lightning Moves Capture Final Four Fever
Feb 13, 2026; Inglewood, California, USA; Team Vince honorary coach Vince Carter looks on during an NBA All Star Rising Stars game at Intuit Dome. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images The term “load management” isn’t something many hardliners and OGs in NBA see eye to eye with. It basically means restricting minutes for superstars so that they remain healthy and fit for when it matters the most, and sometimes, that means missing extended periods of time.
Vince Carter doesn’t really like how that’s handled, and has called for unique solutions to the problem instead of going for the simpler one. There are 82 games each team has to play across one NBA season. That’s a lot, according to many, and suggestions for the season to be shortened have been thrown accross in recent years.
But Carter, a legend of the game, doesn’t see that as a problem. Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, ahead of the Knicks vs. Warriors battle opined that the league would be “more competitive and healthier” if there were lesser than 82 games.
Carter, on the game-show, explained why that doesn’t align with the NBA’s needs and instead asked Kerr to take better care of his players. “I just think you have to get creative with how you rest guys,” Carter said, before revealing that during his time in the league, there were multiple times they were asked whether they wanted the season shortened. Every time, they said no.
“You figured out how to take care of your body,” the Raptors icon continued. “We enjoyed playing the game and we found ways, whether you cut the minutes in the game or you don’t practice back-to-back. I think there’s many ways…” “80 plus games, that’s just what comes with being in the NBA.