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The NBA is about to start the next phase of its first In-Season Tournament and fans are excited to see what happens next.
Which team will reign supreme and claim the first NBA Cup?
Speaking of the NBA Cup, the league showed it off on Monday morning, along with medals for the winning players and the tournament MVP trophy too.
Dave McMenamin shared pictures of the trophies on Twitter and the reaction from fans was decidedly mixed.
The NBA released images of the In-Season Tournament hardware that will be handed out in Vegas this weekend: The NBA Cup trophy for the championship winning team, medals for the winning players and the IST MVP trophy (Not pictured: the five bricks each winning player will earn) pic.twitter.com/QnTfUvHHPt
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) December 4, 2023
Some people came straight out and claimed that the trophy is officially “the ugliest award in sports history.”
The ugliest award in sports history
— NiteNiteCurry (@NiteNiteCurry) December 4, 2023
Others called these “clown show awards.”
There were some positive reactions to the trophies, of course, but the majority of people didn’t seem very impressed.
Clown show awards.
— Chris Rohlfing (@J2Chris) December 4, 2023
Then were many people who showed their support for their favorite teams.
One fan plainly stated that the New Orleans Pelicans were going to earn these trophies, while others showed their support for the Los Angeles Lakers.
Pelicans
— Polpoll (@Polpoll140544) December 4, 2023
lakers taking it
— Jones (@lakerstjr) December 4, 2023
Very soon, all fans will know which team was the best of the best in the In-Season Tournament.
The first games of the next round are being held on Monday night with the Pelicans facing off against the Sacramento Kings and the Indiana Pacers battling the Boston Celtics.
Although people weren’t sure how the tournament would go when it was first announced, the reaction has been very kind so far.
Fans and analysts like the energy of the games and feel that players are performing well.
There is a sense of urgency to the tournament even though the games are being played at the beginning of the season.
Now it’s time to see who ends up winning it all and taking a place in NBA history.
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