![What if the NHL copied the NBA and adopted an in-season tournament? What could it look like? What if the NHL copied the NBA and adopted an in-season tournament? What could it look like?](https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2023/12/06111011/1206NHLIST.jpg)
Summarize this content to 500 words When the NBA’s In-Season Tournament had its inaugural tip-off last month, there was no guarantee it would be a success.The “NBA Cup” — which is admittedly a name that might have benefited from further workshopping — could easily have gone sideways. The concept of a tournament running concurrently with the regular season was relatively unheard of in North America’s Big 4 sports leagues. Some players even had difficulty explaining the tournament schedule and its rules.Not only has it worked out, but it was declared a winner by The Athletic before the knockout phase even began.With games taking place on radically designed courts — and with some teams’ floors looking better than others — television ratings for NBA games have gone up in comparison to games played at this time last year. One group stage game between the Sacramento Kings and the Golden State Warriors…
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