Fair point. I do think the in-season tournament was a big success and even though I was skeptical about it at first, it did add some intrigue to these early season games. In fact, it was so successful that the week after I didn't really watch any NBA because those were just regular, regular season games. Haha. 

NBA must not be pleased about the NFL adding 3 games to Christmas Day. That's definitely going to hurt their TV numbers for Christmas day games. 

grayruby

I am not feeling confident in the Raptors continuing their giant killer streak tonight. 

Stacker_Sports

Stacker Sports- Day 15

I think there's some 4-D chess going on with the Lakers raising that banner. Only the Celtics have as little incentive to add to their overcrowded rafters.

This is all part of the same phenomenon as LeBron taking the in-season tournament seriously in the first place. The NBA is negotiating a new TV deal and making the in-season tournament seem like a big deal is part of those negotiations. Remember that Lebron is planning on owning a team in the near future, so he's got his eyes on that TV money.