I keep reading all this stuff about how there's pretty much nothing anybody can do to stop players from using the "Load Management" card at will. However, there are quite a few options the league can choose, especially if they treat it like a regular job. For instance, many of us get paid sick leave and/or family sick leave that is ac ulated every pay check and obviously, deducted once it's used. That means, in that case, it is limited. Sure, if a player is actually sick to the point they can't get out of bed and/or has an illness that is contagious and debilitating, they don't play and that's fine. Health first. They don't even have to set a limit when players get sick like that, especially since these players are so well-conditioned and have so many resources at their disposal that they can get back to 100% quicker than most non-professional athletes or non-celebrities. However, right now, the league hasn't imposed a set limit on using load management, which isn't the same thing as an ongoing sickness or debilitating injury and it's something which Kawhi is abusing as if it were the most glorified sick leave in all of employment. And that's a problem. Why not set a hard limit on how many load management games a player can use? They can even set a soft limit on load management and when one uses that limit and wants to go for more, they have to get a doctor's note that specifies that player x cannot reasonably physically play that certain game. This is DO-ABLE and equitable for the player (and, in turn, their union), the team, the league, and the fans. If Larry Bird can get Bird Rights named after him, they should call this the Leonard Rule.