For years, a complaint casual fans had about the NBA was that too many teams make the playoffs, watering down the importance of the regular season.
So, this season, only six teams in each conference are guaranteed a spot in the playoffs via regular-season success.
And some big-time players aren’t happy about it.
Not surprisingly, they are players who could have to go through the play-in tournament that will determine the final two playoff spots in each conference.
LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers said Sunday that whoever dreamed up the play-in tournament “should be fired.