Friday night is the second night of the NBA’s In-Season Tournament. In case you forgot, the garish courts will quickly remind you, as intended.
But if the hideous appearance of the courts is the biggest issue with the NBA’s break from tradition, Adam Silver should be smiling.
I was admittedly skeptical of the proposal to shoehorn a soccer-style tournament with minor incentives into the regular season, but the results of last week’s opening games demonstrated the potential of an idea that eventually will seem overdue.
Every sport but football suffers from a glut of regular-season games. In turn, interest is down. That changes in the playoffs, the place where legacies were shaped.
