Atkinson talks about resting and being fined: My first responsibility is to protect the health of the players

Hupu News, November 20th Today’s NBA regular season Rockets away game against the Cavaliers has ended. At the end of the game, the Rockets defeated the Cavaliers 114-104.

After the game, Cavaliers head coach Atkinson was interviewed and talked about resting players but being fined. Cavaliers head coach Atkinson said:

"Can I be honest? No, I have to consider the best interests of the Cavaliers first. I think my first duty is to protect the health of the players. Of course, we will discuss with the team what this means for the future, but this is within the scope of my job, and It's the way we handle it. Personally, I fully support this decision. It's like asking you: Are you devaluing the players who played and we won the game and we were punished for it?"

In the previous game against the Heat, Mitchell and Mobley took a rotation, and the Cavaliers defeated the Heat 130-116.