On today's show, LeBron James says he hates the play in tournament, but he might be playing in it.

Kevin Durant and Janice Stetocumpo have a glorious battle, and La Mello Ball is an incredible showman.

Give him a Vegas residency. He'll make it work. He's that good. Hey, I'm Tasmelis,

and this is what you need to know in the NBA for Monday, May 3rd.

Good Monday morning, everybody. Let's set the scene for the defending champion Lakers. They lost their two stars this season for extended stretches, but the rest of the group held their own. They did enough to stay in the five spot in the Western Conference standings, and you can win from the five spot. Check the Houston Rockets from 1995. They were the sixth seed. Anyway, since Anthony Davis

and LeBron James have returned, there's a hole in the boat. One in five with Anthony Davis and now

O and two with LeBron after losing to the Raptors at home on Sunday. The Lakers have dropped

to sixth and are in danger of falling into the play internment

in the seventh through tenth seats. After the loss, here's what LeBron James said about the play

internment. Pardon the language, but I have to give you his exact words. Quote, whoever came up

with that shit needs to be fired. The play in tournament is not going anywhere, even if LeBron doesn't like it.

There is a quote going around from him last year when LeBron said he wanted a play in tournament

during the COVID shortened season, but he was talking about the teams trying to get in

in a shortened year, like the Blazers and the Grizzlies.

It's not an apples to apples comparison.

That was different.

He wanted those teams to get a shot.

He can hate one and not like the other, but it sure seems like teams really hate it

when they are in distance of making that play interim and having to play in it.

But LeBron just made it more popular.

It also brings a lot more

intrigue here to the final two weeks, even before the play interim. Now people are going to be

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