I don’t understand how scheduling will work once the teams are identified for the knockout rounds.
I can’t imagine liking this at all. All I can see is extra wear and tear with a trip to Las Vegas and an intense but meaningless exhibition game. If someone is injured in that game, or if players end up playing 40+ intense minutes just as they’re in the meat of their playoff runs - all for a trophy - sounds like nothing but bad to me. I can see the NBA hyping it with a horrid halftime show just to make the event that much more intolerable. Just hate the whole idea of it.
Edit: will the championship’ game take place prior to or after all-star weekend?