Shaquille O'Neal. Tim Duncan. Dirk Nowitzki. They tend to get time off near the end of the regular season.
"time off" is given to all superstars at the end of the season if their team is winning... coaches give stars less playing time to conserve their energy and keep them fresh for the playoffs...
artest was asking for time off at the beginning of the season... in december if i remember correctly... not after an exhausting regular season... he was tired from the studio and promoting his r&b group... if any of us went in to work and asked for time off because we were tired from our side hustle... we would be fired...