During All-Star Weekend, commissioner Adam Silver told reporters that the League is considering changing the current playoff format, perhaps eliminating conferences and instead seeding the tournament 1-16.
On Wednesday, LeBron James said he disagrees with altering the way things are, via Spencer Davies of Basketball Insiders:
LeBron James on #NBA possibly altering postseason: “I would disagree with that.” pic.twitter.com/Oz5qpaEfCY
— Spencer Davies (@SpinDavies) February 21, 2018
I would disagree with that. I think our League has been built the right way when it comes to the postseason. There’s been dominant conferences throughout time.
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It changes the landscape of the history of the game if you start messing with seedings and playoffs.
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