Wilkins: NBA will have to play games before playoffs start

Mar 9, 2020; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; NBA Hall of Fame player Dominique Wilkins, left, congratulates Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) after their double overtime win against the Charlotte Hornets at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODA
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Atlanta Hawks Legend Dominique Wilkins joined Dukes & Bell and talked about an event he has coming up on Sunday, the Last Dance and will the NBA skip the end of the regular season and go straight to the playoffs?

Wilkins told the guys that the NBA players will need some time to get the court rust off when they resume play.

“You have to have some sort of games to be played to get these guys back in court shape.” Wilkins said “I feel for these guys because I know that these guys love to play, and I know our young guys they’re itching to get back out there and then you have a playoff. But I think you have to have some games before you have a playoff because these guys are going to be so rusty. It’s not as easy as people think that you can just run out there and run up and down and have the same chemistry, and same rhythm, it don’t work that way you have to have some court time.”