The Ultimate NBA One-on-One Tournament

The NBA’s coronavirus suspension is nearly two months old, and there have been no shortage of creative attempts to keep our attention on the hardwood during the league’s hiatus. The NBA has televised 2K Tournaments and H-O-R-S-E competitions, and NBA TV has become a gold mine for classic games. But aside from The Last Dance, basketball has largely taken a back seat in the sports world’s consciousness. How can the NBA seize the headlines once again? Perhaps a one-on-one tournament would turn some heads.

The idea is largely a hypothetical, but it remains a thrilling one nonetheless, harkening back to halftime shows of decades past. How would such a tournament work in 2020? Let’s lay some…