#load-management

#load-management

"Well, it shouldn't be needed, first and foremost," Jordan said. "You know, I never wanted to miss a game because it was an opportunity to prove. It was something that I felt like the fans are there that watch me play. I want to impress that guy way up on top who probably worked his [butt] off to get a ticket or to get money to buy the ticket."

"Still the same," Knicks coach Mike Brown told reporters after practice on Tuesday. "Neither one practiced today, but we're going to keep monitoring them, and I'll get with the medical staff and we'll see what we're going to do."

Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez withdrew from the Argentina squad during the latest international break with an apparent knee injury. The combative midfielder has played in every Premier League game so far for the Blues, and was an integral part of the group that won the Club World Cup in the summer. Fernandez, who signed for Chelsea from Benfica for 106.8m in 2023, has enjoyed a fruitful start to the 25/26 season - scoring three times and registering two assists so far.

They pushed Strider and everyone else back to give Bryce Elder a start, demonstrating their current prioritization of load management over urgency in the playoff race.