A report over the final full weekend of November detailed how the NBA and the National Basketball Player’s Association are “engaged in serious discussion,” regarding some dramatic changes to the structure of the NBA schedule.
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Zach Lowe reported that the conversation includes the proposal of shortening the regular-season schedule to 78 games, reseeding of the four conference finalists, a 30-team in-season tournament and a postseason play-in game.
Tuesday at the Rockets media availability, James Harden and P.J. Tucker answered questions about the idea of an NBA Tournament that is not the NBA Finals — neither player was on board with the idea.
Harden simply retorted, “Are we in college?” and Tucker made it clear that he isn’t into the idea of a second or consolation tourney.
“We’re fighting for an NBA championship, I don’t want to play for anything else,” Tucker said. “It’s like a consolation or something? I don’t know. You play games to win an NBA championship, period.”
