Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson is joining his peers in pleading for a shortened NBA schedule .

On Monday night, before his team's 116-95 victory over the Detroit Pistons, Atkinson went on a tangent about having a three-game-in-four-night stretch during the opening week of the regular season.

Avid fans of the league are well aware of Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr 's strong position on the current model of 82 games , and his former assistant is hopping on the bandwagon.

“We go to 70 games, 72 games, the league will be more spectacular, more phenomenal,” Atkinson said. “Just doubling down on what Steve always said. I think about that all the time. Guys would just be able to perform at a higher level.

“It's hard. Donovan Mitchell, you're getting his be

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