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Hello, Spelunkers! This week I do my best to explain what the NBA's Play-In Tournament is all about, who will be in it and who the winners will be! I express concern over the Jazz for this final week of the season. I talk baseball and bid farewell to a Hall of Famer that tortured my Cubs for too many seasons. I review Outriders and New Pokemon Snap and MLB The Show 21! I wrap the show up with a rant about the current problem with Twitch!

In this episode we'll take a pulse of the NBA today. We'll recap the injuries and how the standings have shifted in a crazy April that saw Lebron and AD return, Steph and Russell Westbrook go off, Suns continue to win games, and the NY KNICKS clinch a playoff spot!

With the regular season finishing in 10 days and the play in games starting 5/18, we had to do a final regular season update and see where things fall with under 8 games to go!

We're in the midst of one of the tightest jam packed seedings in recent memory in both conferences, where there are about 6 teams in the West vying for the last 2 spots and seemingly 9 teams chasing seeds 4-8 in the East. Luckily, the addition of the play-in game (which we'll explain) will help clean this up and add some extra drama.

We'll also revisit the NBA finals matchup. In last month's recap episode, Dub City had Lakers beating the Nets, and Simsinator had Clippers taking the chip over the Nets. How has the last month affected their picks?

Lastly, who is the MVP? Embiid? Lebron? AD? Harden? Jokic? Chris Paul? A lot of big names and injuries have made this year's race for the best player in the world title very murky, so join Dub and Sims as they try to make their picks.

Let us know your thoughts at innoutpodcast1@gmail.com and catch y'all next week!

Justin investigates LeBron James' claim that whoever came up with the idea for the play-in tournament needs to be fired. Later, he looks at what chance the Knicks have the in the playoffs, Carmelo Anthony's latest achievement, and why Julius Randle deserves to be in the MVP conversation. Plus, why did WWE re-hire Eva Marie, after just cutting Mickie James and the IIconics?

Nick Schultz continues to make his case for the Bulls to tank, celebrates Zach LaVine's return from COVID protocols and discusses a huge week for the Bulls' play-in chances.

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