NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - MARCH 03: Zion Williamson #1 of the New Orleans Pelicans (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
The NBA is rumored to be discussing a new playoff format that would rob the New Orleans Pelicans of a chance at the playoffs.
If the most recent rumors are true, the New Orleans Pelicans may not get a chance to show they belong in the NBA playoffs.
According to Brian Windhorst on Get Up ESPN, NBA owners are considering ditching the rest of the regular season and just starting the playoffs.
The wrinkle is that they may ignore the conferences and just seed the teams 1-16, meaning the East and West Finals are out and so are the New Orleans Pelicans.