{"id":275278,"date":"2024-04-19T13:37:23","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T20:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/?p=275278"},"modified":"2024-04-19T13:37:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T20:37:24","slug":"hoopsologys-2024-first-round-nba-playoffs-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/hoopsologys-2024-first-round-nba-playoffs-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Hoopsology's 2024 First Round NBA Playoffs Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=BIL4335746500\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<p>This week on In the Lab: the usefulness and absurdity of the play-in tournament, our 1st round NBA playoff picks, and media once again holding back the WNBA by getting upset about Caitlin Clark\u2019s success this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hoopsology&#039;s 2024 NBA Playoffs Preview\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yS_jKnLl9BA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br \/>Questions for Hoopsology? 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