The NBA's new participation rule has these 14 stars ineligible for end-of-season awards

The NBA’s first regular season with its new controversial participation rule is officially in the books, folks.

For those of you who are not in the loop, the NBA is requiring players to play in at least 65 games to be eligible for some of the league’s end-of-season awards for the first time in league history.

If a player can’t meet that requirement, that player isn’t eligible to win prestigious awards. That includes MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, All-NBA teams, All-Defensive teams and the Most Improved Player award.

The new rule worked — stars were missing fewer games this year. But, at the same time, players didn’t seem too pleased about it initially. Kevin Durant was the first player to call this new rule out when it was announced as a possibility this season.

There’s a good reason why: If a player can’t win any of those awards, they might be missing out on hundreds of millions of dollars. That’s a big deal for some of the players on this list.

Here’s a look at the list so far.