Steve Dykes/Getty ImagesThe uproar over star NBA players taking nights off became a topic again in recent weeks as the league's three best teams — the Golden State Warriors, the San Antonio Spurs, and Cleveland Cavaliers — all had their best players sit out nationally televised games. The players are taking the games off to minimize injury risk and to make sure they are not too worn down when the playoffs arrive, which just adds more fuel to the growing sentiment among people in the NBA that the season is too long. This is something LeBron James addressed during the 2014-15 season when the league experimented with shorter games. "No.