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Good Morning America on ABC: It was just like any other day during NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game 1, Cavaliers at NY Knicks.

Of course, the Pistons’ win on Friday night ensured that a Game 7 would be needed to decide this series. But does the NBA already know which way to go?

Is this another NBA conspiracy?

Of course, we’re just kidding (probably). The NBA has had all kinds of conspiracy theories floating around the league over the past few years. The first and most famous of these conspiracies was the ‘Frozen Envelope’ conspiracy in the 1985 draft lottery, to ensure that Commissioner David Stern would draw the frozen Knicks envelope to secure top pick Patrick Ewing for them. The next big theory was Michael Jordan’s ‘gambling suspension’ theory which led to his mini-retirement for 18 months in the mid-90s. The idea was that the NBA wanted to avoid a major scandal due to MJ’s alleged ties to gambling, causing him to sit out for a while, citing ‘retirement’ to pursue a baseball career.

As for this latest tidbit, many would suggest the league would prefer to pursue notable superstars like James Harden and Donovan Mitchell in the ECF rather than the still-under-appreciated star Cade Cunningham and his cast of characters in the Motor City.

Others will say the league would love to have home court advantage in New York – home of the NBA’s main offices, and the game’s most famous arena, Madison Square Garden.

However, most likely this is a case of the NBA and ABC prepping the Cavs/Knicks commercial spot for Saturday in case the Cavaliers eliminated the Pistons in Game 6 last night. Someone forgot to tell the traffic department/advertising sales team at ABC this morning, and a new conspiracy was born.