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The pilot program will see biomechanics labs installed at the the Cavaliers, Jazz, Pacers and Suns.<\/p>\n \n \n \n

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The NBA is launching a league-wide biomechanics program with motion capture labs to be installed at the training facilities of all 30 teams within a year.<\/h6>\n

The protocols, as explained in a league-wide memo in January, have been developed in consultation with the NBPA as well as sports medicine and performance experts. Provisions for such a screening program are codified in the current collective bargaining agreement, requiring players to participate in up to four assessments per season.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s one of several major initiatives that we have in the works, including with the Players Association, to try to reduce injuries in the league,\u201d NBA EVP for Operations & Administration David Weiss said, emphasizing its scope and ambition by adding, \u201cWe’re not aware of anything quite like this league-wide in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Planning for this project began long before a perceived uptick in the injury rate over the past year, but it remains set against the backdrop of ongoing conversations around appropriate load management and player participation policies.<\/p>\n

The NBA is now in the process of installing biomechanics labs with four pilot teams: the Cavaliers, Jazz, Pacers and Suns. The goal is to have identical setups, with the same technology vendors and the same prescribed athlete motions, to ensure standardized data collection.<\/p>\n

The four tech companies that won the league\u2019s RFP are:<\/p>\n