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Vincent Goodwill THINKS ‘the 65-game rule is just fine!’ 👀 David Dennis DISAGREES! | First Take
On First Take, David Dennis Jr. and Vincent Goodwill join Courtney Cronin to discuss who the biggest threat in the West is and their opinions on the 65-game eligibility rule! 0:00 Are the Denver Nuggets the biggest threat to OKC?! 1:08 Spurs defeat the Trail Blazers 1:57 Is it time for the 65-game eligibility rule…
@blackispower9803
April 9, 2026 at 12:25 pm
It’s only gonna start being a “issue” once teams start overpaying players that shouldn’t make all nba teams
@Kpez16
April 9, 2026 at 12:39 pm
65 game rule should stay. NBA and fans put too much hype into individual awards for a pure team sport.
Play the effing games and give the fans what they want. With the rule in place we have seen AMAZING ball all season. So please stfu, and make these millionaires do their job. Smfh
@jetGg8819
April 9, 2026 at 12:39 pm
LeAdam Silver likes to rob DEN and Jokic. Sorry, 1 chip is enough for you. If your star is not from the America, you only get 1. 😂
@ColinSushiboy-lz4rg
April 9, 2026 at 12:43 pm
If you can’t play 65 games then you shouldn’t be in the league.
@bobtuesday6269
April 9, 2026 at 5:54 pm
Cade, Ant, Luka, Wemby, and Giannis 5 of the top 10 players in the nba just shouldn’t be in the league then right? You’re so ignorant 😂😂😂
@therealbeckboy5325
April 9, 2026 at 12:47 pm
Watch Wemby force himself for those 20 minutes then be out for the playoffs that would be hilarious
@ThundurusT
April 9, 2026 at 12:47 pm
Scoring champ won’t be All NBA, rule makes no sense.
@superbackyardbreeder1084
April 9, 2026 at 1:01 pm
Rules is rules please don’t negotiate with it for your advantage😂
@thermanlincoln5608
April 9, 2026 at 1:25 pm
Or we could have a bunch of Zion’s, Kawi’s, and Ja morants messing up the books also. We can’t be serious rn 😂
@jkotzur100
April 9, 2026 at 1:41 pm
….Spurs lost to the nuggets only because Fox MISSED 2 game winners at the end of the game!
@sonnettoscience
April 9, 2026 at 1:46 pm
david is insufferable — the rule is meant to curb load management not awards. i think the rule should be 2/3rd of the season, not 65 games. i also like vince’s take. please get david off the air
@Paul4501
April 9, 2026 at 1:52 pm
Players want the awards/ money but don’t want to play. CBA negotiated these terms. Honor the agreement!
@Jmdenver-k1c
April 9, 2026 at 1:55 pm
If you’re in the nba and you need to take a game off to rest your a b!tch.
@coreythomas3633
April 9, 2026 at 2:13 pm
DENVER PLAYS NO DEFENSE SMH
@jfinity_362
April 9, 2026 at 2:27 pm
Aaron Gordon carries them on defense
@coreythomas3633
April 9, 2026 at 3:09 pm
@jfinity_362THEY HAVE 1 RING CLEARLY IT NOT WORKING SIR. smh
@Ruk-c8w
April 9, 2026 at 2:29 pm
please implement the 70-game rule now
awards should always go to players who are active on the basketball court throughout the season
@RJ-ff2qc
April 9, 2026 at 2:31 pm
Let me just say…they do get paid millions to play basketball.. fans gotta pay rent money just to watch games so we don’t wanna hear it tbh
@BarryBlockZay617
April 9, 2026 at 2:40 pm
Make it a 60 game rule
@Ruk-c8w
April 9, 2026 at 4:26 pm
Yeah! give them 5 more games in street clothes
@BarryBlockZay617
April 9, 2026 at 2:41 pm
6:03 and then the ppl who deserve 2nd and 3rd get bumped off
@ruggednugget303
April 9, 2026 at 4:02 pm
Not exactly. If, hypothetically, 3 that would have been 1st team (had they met the 65 game threshold) get bumped to 2nd team, then the next 3 (6-8) who would have been 2nd team otherwise would then be moved up to 1st team. Essentially a swap.
@NapoleonicLikes
April 9, 2026 at 2:58 pm
The Nuggets are so unpredictable. Positively AND negatively
@RG-rb6om
April 9, 2026 at 3:21 pm
As Kawhi fan please don’t get rid off 65 game rule I love it. I’ve seen Kawhi play with bad ankle and bad wrist this year for the first time ever because he knows he is playing great and he doesn’t want to miss out on All-NBA team I swear if the rule didn’t exist he would’ve missed a lot of more games due to injury management and he will still be in All-NBA team because he is playing that great. Thanks to this rule I get to watch Kawhi more
@dhakirmalikmusic
April 9, 2026 at 3:25 pm
He playing against Denver. We need that DOPY
@bryanperez481
April 9, 2026 at 3:42 pm
Trash show except the host she fine
@danCK1990
April 9, 2026 at 3:42 pm
vincent is right …. since when did ESPN start promoting people with common sense
@cashflodigitalsportsnetwork
April 9, 2026 at 4:02 pm
1:55 2080 minutes…. Easy peasy
@23lrj-g1k06
April 9, 2026 at 5:06 pm
Talk to the OWNERS, COACHES and TRAINERS…. Don’t blame the players for load management!
@Ruk-c8w
April 9, 2026 at 8:19 pm
We also have to blame ourselves for continuing to watch the games on TV and buying tickets to go to the basketball arenas to see the star players in their street clothes, etc…Where do you think the big salaries the owners pay them come from?
@OrangeCAT-o5i
April 9, 2026 at 10:14 pm
hell to the no