According to statistics and analysis by reporter Tom Haberstroh, so far this season, the attendance rate of stars has dropped below 60%, and the latest number is 56%. In previous seasons, this number usually only appeared at the end of the season. It has not been long since the start of this season. This phenomenon is worrying!
According to statistics, NBA stars have missed more than 200 games this season, twice as many as during the same period in the 2023-24 season! The official definition of a star in the NBA player participation policy is: a player who has been selected to at least the All-Star or All-NBA teams in the past three seasons. This season, a total of 45 players meet that criteria, meaning the average NBA star has missed approximately five games.
In addition, even excluding Tatum, Haliburton, Lillard and Irving, who have long been confirmed to be absent for a long time, the appearance rate of star players in the first month of the season was only 75%, far lower than the 87% two years ago.
