In-season event to forget

SAY, LET us know when next season’s NBA schedule comes out so we can amp up for the second in-season NBA Tournament — a reprise of the instantly forgettable, meaningless and desperate what-were-theythinking inaugural held this past December.

➤ There was a sustained shot clock failure during last week’s Warriors-Lakers, resulting in a long delay. Such things happen. But that gave LeBron James, 39-year-old spoiled brat, opportunities to demonstrate his ball-slamming petulance as if he had something better to do. Perhaps if he’d been told that the clock was made in Communist China along with his Nikes he’d have been more understanding.

➤ Chris Simon, who traded bare-fisted punches to the head for seven NHL teams including the Rangers and Islanders, last week committed suicide at age 52. His family believes he was afflicted by on-thejob brain damage, CTE. Given his past response to CTE revelations, Gary Bettman, I suspect, thinks Simon died of media hysterics.

➤ LSU basketball, TV star and glamor gal Angel Reese says she has broken up with boyfriend, Florida State basketball player Cam’Ron Mitchell. She made that very clear writing on Instagram: “I don’t got no man. Don’t attach me to no man. That’s all I’mma say.” State-funded LSU lists Ms. Reese as a communications major. Seriously.

➤ Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff claims he has received death threats and threats against his family and home from gamblers. Ugly but not unexpected. But hey, as long as the threats came from those who bet with NBA partnered sports books, it’s all good. Mushnickphilip@gmail.com