Here's a little story about the night we took our youngest to see the Bucks, only to find Giannis out for the night, and how the team rectified the situation. The Milwaukee Bucks organization restores my faith in humanity - Sports Chump
Very cool of them! It really is a shame though that you never know if you are going to see a player in today's NBA. It's not fan-friendly at all.
I believe the league has made players that don't play a certain amount of games (65?) ineligible for season-ending awards but that might be the extent they've gone to remedy this situation.