NBA Legend Gets Honest About the In-Season Tournament

Denver Nuggets legend Carmelo Anthony spoke on the NBA's In-Season Tournament

The Los Angeles Lakers are the first ever NBA In-Season Tournament champions, defeating the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night to take home the NBA Cup. LeBron James won tournament MVP, and his good friend Carmelo Anthony spoke on the legitimacy of the tournament during the first episode of his 7PM in Brooklyn podcast.

This episode aired prior to the In-Season Tournament Championship game, so Anthony's answer was not impacted by the game's outcome. For Anthony, he believes the tournament means something, and he would be hyped if his team won it.

"Yes, I'm happy. I'm hyped," Anthony answered when asked if he would be excited about winning this tournament. "You know why I'm hyped? Because it's something new, and we're the first ones to get it. We set the tone of like, we win this, this is how we're gonna carry winning this. So whether you wanna believe it or not, we here. We won something. We competed against the teams. It wasn't like new teams. These are games we had to play anyways."

“It’s something new. We the first one to get it.”

Might not be Larry but history is made tonight. pic.twitter.com/tk2X21K1j1

— 7PM in Brooklyn (@7PMinBrooklyn) December 9, 2023

This is a good point from Anthony, because every In-Season Tournament game outside of the championship game counted towards the regular season, so it was not an artificial environment against different competition. For Anthony, who is a Denver Nuggets and New York Knicks legend, he would have been hyped if his team won the In-Season Tournament.

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