Every player who is ineligible for the NBA's post-season awards

Per the league's new Player Participation Policy, if players don't play 65 games, they're out of the running for big individual awards -- including Most Valuable Player, Defensive Player of the Year, and All-NBA. A little over 60 games into the season, we're seeing more and more players cross the threshold of ineligibility. In light of this, here's a look at the stars who are already disqualified for post-season awards.

Every player ineligible for NBA's post-season awards:

As you can see, Morant, Simmons, Green, and Beal have already been disqualified from end-of-season awards. Morant underwent season-ending surgery after missing the first 25 games due to suspension. Simmons has struggled to stay on the court his whole career. A back injury held Beal back in Phoenix at the start of the year. Green's conduct has led to suspensions which have forced him to miss a significant amount of games. Overall, it's unfortunate that players are forced to miss major portions of their seasons due to incidents beyond their control (in most cases). The player not only loses out on end-of-season awards but also on a bigger paycheck — an additional slap in the face for the player.

The Player Participation Policy states that only one of two criteria must be met. According to the second criteria, a player may play 62 games, but only if he or she suffers a season-ending injury. That player also must have played in at least 85 percent of the regular-season games their team played prior to the injury.

Players flirting with ineligibility

There are a number of players who are dangerously close to disqualification/not reaching the 65-game threshold.