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CSG #625: News and Notes - On load management crackdown and how it is hard to eliminate homophobia in sports leagues
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News and notes edition of the latest Mortcast. This week:
The history of NBA load management: How Gregg Popovich's annoyance at the NBA for scheduling a back to back national tv game led to a decade of increasing load management by analytics driven portions of NBA locker rooms. How resting an old Tim Duncan spiraled into perpetual resting of players.
Homophobia in Sports: I try to explain why homophobia is so hard to eradicate in sports. From the male ego to the assumption your friend has been lying to you ... locker room culture when it comes to having a gay teammate is complex and multi-facited. Can it be changed? Jeff talks about his experiences.
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