LA Mayor Sadly Congratulates Lakers For Winning In-Season Tournament

Karen Bass, the Mayor of Los Angeles was bumming pretty hard after the Lakers' 4-1 series loss to the Denver Nuggets. However, she decided to look back on happy times, to just a few months ago when the Lakers hoisted the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament's NBA Cup.

Yeah… that's a hell of a reach, isn't it?

Sportscaster Rachel Nichols snagged a screenshot of Bass' tweet, one of the saddest things you'll ever see after a team gets bounced in the first round.

"Tough season, but at least we won the in-season tournament," Bass wrote. "Proud of our team, @Lakers."

I'm sure the Clippers loved that last bit…

I'll be honest, I kind of forgot about the entire NBA In-Season Tournament, let alone who won it. I mean, it was forgettable. The only thing I can remember about it is that they used those goofy court designs. Other than that, it felt like a Hail Mary to juice the NBA's ratings with a new TV deal on the horizon, one that will in all likelihood, not be as lucrative as previous ones as the league's brand continues to tank.

I remember taking a couple of peeks at games just to see what this was all about, and that was the extent of it. It was the regular season on goofy courts, but Karen Bass remembers it fondly (or at least claims to stay in the good graces of her Lakers-loving constituents).

You can't just plunk a tournament in the middle of the season and hope people care about it as much as an actual championship. I mean, look at how the Lakers got dragged when they raised their banner to the rafters with their own actual NBA Championships and the King's Stanley Cup titles. 

I like to imagine Karen Bass standing in Crypto.com Arena with a tear in her eye as that banner that looks like something they made up for an NBA 2K game is being raised.

Meanwhile, everyone else is in line for a beer because no one cares who won the NBA In-Season Tournament.