Ex-player Shane Battier in favor of 60-game NBA season

Shane Battier came up with a number of games that he believes would be ideal to protect the athletes and make the games that are played much more compelling.

“Personally, I think a 60-game season would be perfect,” Battier said. “Every game matters more. You can’t sleepwalk through a few weeks of the season — it does happen — and then all of a sudden wake up near the All-Star break and turn it on."

"From a competitive standpoint, from a product standpoint, the game would be immensely better with 22 less games,” Battier added.