Kieran Shannon: The stars hardly get a break, so they are breaking down

When stars across all sports are asked to play too often, there invariably comes a stage when we’ve to go too long without them.

Kevin Durant of the Phoenix Suns receives help getting up from Oso Ighodaro after a LA Clippers foul during a 125-119 Suns win at Intuit Dome on October 31, 2024 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

They may be superstars but they’re not superhuman.

And so because they hardly get a break, they break down.