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    Dan Woike: NBA’s in-season tournament will only matter if teams make it an event

    LAS VEGAS — They all stood, the fans who sold out Thomas & Mack Center on Friday night, as Victor Wembanyama jogged onto the court. That the game meant nothing, that the rosters were made up mostly of dreamers whose hopes eventually will be unfulfilled, meant nothing. They stood because this was a moment — the 7-foot-4, No. 1 overall pick taking the court as an NBA player for the first time. ...
    by Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times Jul 08, 2023 3 minutes
    The San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama signs autographs as he leaves the court following a Summer League win against the Charlotte Hornets at the Thomas& Mack Center on July 7, 2023, in Las Vegas.

    LAS VEGAS — They all stood, the fans who sold out Thomas & Mack Center on Friday night, as Victor Wembanyama jogged onto the court. That the game meant nothing, that the rosters were made up mostly of dreamers whose hopes eventually will be unfulfilled, meant nothing.

    They stood because this was a moment — the 7-foot-4, No. 1 overall pick taking the court as an NBA player for the first time.

    It was an event —

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