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Adam
Silver’s
first-ever
NBA
in-season
tournament
turns
out
to
be
a
hit
among
fans
and
players
and
the
Lakers
win
it
all
in
Las
Vegas.
The
start
of
the
NBA
season
is
usually
lackluster
and
if
you
watch
the
NBA
or
know
someone
who
does,
we
usually
don’t
pay
attention
until
Christmas.
Adam
Silver
decided
to
do
something
about
this
season
and
implemented
the
first-ever
NBA
in-season
tournament.
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At
first,
everyone
collectively
rolled
their
eyes
but
when
LeBron
James
stated
he
wanted
the
$500k
reward
his
competitive
nature
spread
to
his
peers.
Yesterday
December
9th,
LeBron
and
Anthony
Davis
led
the
Lakers
to
a
victory
over
the
Pacers
becoming
the
IST
champions.
Anthony
Davis
had
a
season-best
performance
putting
up
40
points
and
20
rebounds
according
to
ESPN.
Additionally,
LeBron
held
it
down
as
well
contributing
24
points
with
11
rebounds
which
secured
him
the
MVP
award
of
the
tournament.
“My
enthusiasm
about
being
here
post-career,
bringing
a
team
here
has
not
changed,”
James
said.
“The
fans
are
amazing
here.
They
have
everything
already:
WNBA
team,
they
have
a
baseball
team
(Athletics)
coming
in
soon,
NFL
team,
hockey
team,
F1
(Formula
One)
was
just
here.
This
is
a
place
that
loves
great
attractions,
and
I
think
the
NBA
will
be
another
great
addition
to
this
city.”
It’s
no
secret
the
NBA
is
going
to
expand
to
Las
Vegas
soon
and
LeBron
allegedly
already
put
his
name
in
the
hat
to
be
an
owner
of
that
team.
If
you’re
wondering
what
the
prize
was
for
winning
the
tournament
it’s
cold
hard
cash.
Each
player
on
the
winning
team
receives
$500k
each
while
the
losing
team
gets
$200k
each.
Not
a
bad
prize
at
all
especially
for
newer
players
who
won
more
than
their
yearly
pay.
Furthermore,
it’s
another
championship
for
LeBron
and
a
new
GOAT
conversation
talking
point
since
Jordan
never
won
the
IST
championship.
You
can
watch
the
Lakers
post-game
celebration
below.
