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Pierce: Load management should only be reserved for certain players. For example, Embiid is too brittle and James is too old.

3:12am, 2 November 2025【Basketball】

November 1st Recently, Pierce talked about load management on the "NoFoulsGiven" program.

Talking about Jordan's criticism of load management, Pierce said: "Load management should only be reserved for specific players, not the kind of people who say, 'We have three games in four days, so I play these two and miss that one.'"

"I understand Embiid's load management, he did get injured many times. I'm not angry about that. LeBron is 43 years old, and I understand that. But you can't accept a Players who are healthy and able to play look at the schedule and say, 'I'm too tired to play the last game of this road trip. '"

"Come on, man, wear this jersey with pride. You all make a lot of money and you should do your best not only for the team, but also for the fans. So for some people, I understand.