I am pretty sure that in the past there was issues with insure in that if he played and got hurt his NBA contract would not be covered. Not 100% sure but I remember Cuban commenting on this. I think USA basketball and perhaps other bigger, better BB federations cover the insurance for their guys but not sure if this is still an issue or not.
As for a guess I would also think that with his age and back problems that he needs to limit his playing as much as possible.
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