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Sports Illustrated
By Will Laws The NBA is reportedly discussing the merits of an in-season tournament. MLB is the league that needs it. Welcome to The Opener, where every weekday morning during the regular season you’ll get a fresh, topical story to start your day from one of SI.com’s MLB writers. On Tuesday, The Athletic reported the NBA is considering implementing an in-season tournament that takes place separately from its regular season and postseason structure. American sports viewers may be unfamiliar with such a concept, but soccer fans know it well. The most famous example is England’s FA Cup, an annual…