Don't follow NBA that closely to know this was coming, but the NBA Cup was announced, an in season league tournament like European soccer leagues have.
With "game management" already a problem for the NBA in trying to get its stars to play in games the last number of years, since it really ramped up with Leonard and the Raptors, this will only hurt that cause for both the regular season and or maybe this extra set of games, too.
$500k per player on the winning team is an attempted incentive, though top players like Curry make more than that in a single game.
But clearly the NBA looking at alternative revenue streams.
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