[https://www.espn.com/nba/story/\_/id/38386013/how-nba-new-rules-resting-stars-work](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/38386013/how-nba-new-rules-resting-stars-work)
As far as how this will affect the Lakers, LeBron will be exempt because the rules don’t apply to players 35 and older on opening night or who’ve played 34,000 regular-season minutes or 1,000 regular-season and playoff games combined. And teams can supply written information to the NBA explaining why players are unable to play in back-to-back games with at least one week’s notice, which the team almost certainly have done for AD last season not playing in back-to-back games because of his foot problem.
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