With injuries running rampant across the NBA, especially to the league's biggest stars, a conversation regarding the eligibility of players for end-of-season awards has grown more and more frequent. 

Although, for a certain New York Knicks star, staying in games for the majority of the season has always been something that he's prided himself on.

Karl-Anthony Towns has shared his thought's about the discussion around the NBA modifying the 65-game requirement for postseason awards like MVP, DPOY and All-NBA team lists and while he didn't give a concrete yes-or-no on what the league should do, he did share his personal beliefs about playing every game that he can.

“I do believe in the philosophy that... there may be a family or a young kid who has saved up all his money to watch me play that one night, and for me not to be available would be disrespectful to that kid and to that family," Towns said (via HoopsHype). "As long as I can play, I’m going to be out there playing, hopefully give that kid a show.”

Towns' statement is distinctly Kobe Bryant-esque. The Black Mamba had a similar "go until you can't" mentality that to some storied moments in the late NBA great's career, including an instance where Bryant tore his Achilles during a game, but stayed in to shoot free throws before exiting. 

Towns definitely backs up his philosophy. He played every single game for three straight seasons to start his career, though he's fallen short of 65 games played in a season four times in 11 seasons as issues with his wrist and calf have increased with age. 

Amending the 65-game minimum has been widely discussed because of the sheer amount of stars that are close to falling victim to missing the mark, or who already have. 

LeBron James, Steph Curry and Giannis Antetokounmpo have all fallen short of the threshold already while players like Nikola Jokic and Victor Wembanyama are at risk as well, which puts both of their eligibilities for the MVP award in peril. 

The wider issue at the heart of this problem are the frequency of injuries that befall players across the league, superstars and role players alike.

That's an issue that teams have been desperately trying to fix, but a solution on that front still feels far off. Changing the 65-game rule is something that can happen quickly, though, as those in support of the change would argue. 

At this point, neither the NBA nor the NBAPA have indicated their thoughts on the change, but Towns at least has made his philosophy known.