NBA

The NBA is set to make the Play-In Tournament official for every season

The board of governors will approve the tournament to be a permanent part of the NBA calendar. Something fans and league officials wanted to see happen.

One of the league’s top hopes with the seventh through tenth place teams in both conferences competing to fill the seventh and eighth playoff spots had been to halt the tanking among teams and keep more fanbases engaged longer into the regular season.

My thinking is that if they are able to keep their audience engaged then numbers will rise a bit or stay constant and not plummet. Plus, let’s be honest, nobody wants to see a team tank. That is not enjoyable and that is why this tournament is staying for the long run.