NBA regular season on April 13, the play-in tournament will commence, starting on April 15 and ending on April 18, one day before the first round of the playoffs. Initially implemented during the 2020-21 NBA season,

Here's everything you need to know about the NBA Play-In Tournament: The tournament involves the teams ranked seventh through 10th in each conference. The games will determine the seventh and eighth seeds, the final two playoff teams in each conference bracket.

TNT will broadcast both matchups of No. 7 and No. 8 seeds, on April 15, while ESPN has the No. 9 and No. 10 games the following night. TNT will broadcast the final Eastern Conference play-in game on April 18, followed by ESPN with the final Western Conference game.