If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?

That is what the NBA is asking.

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The NBA’s final day of the regular season coincides with the final round at Augusta National.

And while the Association still has a handful of games that are going to impact seeding and the postseason, including a thrilling overtime affair that saw Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers outlast the Golden State Warriors 124-119, most people are going to choose to tune into the Masters.

Especially with Rory McIlroy battling his way into the lead and trying to bring home his first green jacket and first major win in over 10 years.

That has left fans asking the same question, what is the NBA doing?

Noted NBA savant and founder of The Ringer, Bill Simmons was quick to point out the league and its continuous ways to hurt its own product.

“This Clips/Warriors game should never in a million years be competing directly against the Masters but the NBA wants to stay on brand at all times,” Simmons posted on X.

“The NBA is dead,” a fan dramatically chimed in.

“They figure they can’t compete against the NFL, so they try to compete against all the other sports,” another fan wrote.

Of course, the NBA schedule came out last August, so it’s impossible to predict how things will shake up on the last day of the regular season.

But when you are up against McIlroy trying to vanquish a decade full of demons, it’s going to be an uphill battle to climb.

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McIlroy is looking for his first career Masters win[/caption]

With the Clippers victory, they clinched a playoff spot and sent the Warriors into the Play-In.

With that latest result, we now know the postseason matchups, including the Play-In.

They are as follows:

Eastern Conference

(1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (8) TBD

(2) Boston Celtics vs. (7) TBD

(3) New York Knicks vs. (6) Detroit Pistons

(4) Indiana Pacers vs. (5) Milwaukee Bucks

Play-In Tournament

(7) Orlando Magic vs. (8) Atlanta Hawks

(9) Chicago Bulls vs. (10) Miami Heat

Western Conference

(1) Oklahoma City Thunder vs. (8) TBD

(2) Houston Rockets vs. (7) TBD

(3) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (6) Minnesota Timberwolves

(4) Denver Nuggets vs. (5) Los Angeles Clippers

Play-In Tournament

(7) Golden State Warriors vs. (8) Memphis Grizzlies

(9) Sacramento Kings vs. (10) Dallas Mavericks