By now, only the most casual NBA fans have not heard the Association is adding a midseason tournament to the calendar as part of the changes that are part of the new collective bargaining agreement. But even fairly avid fans are often hard-pressed to explain the pertinent details of this new tournament.
When does it start and stop, and which teams participate? What is at stake for the clubs in question, and what will motivate individual players to care about it? And isn’t the season already too long?
Perhaps the most important question about it is whether the NBA’s midseason tournament is even a good idea.
Taking a swing at clarifying the midseason tourney and what it will change about the season, The Athletic’s Ryen Russillo put together a video to help us get accustomed to this mysterious new wrinkle.
Take a look at the clip embedded above to get caught up on all if the finer details.
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