9 8 0 ), ▁A zer ba ij ani ▁pop ▁singer <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 6 – 1 7 ▁Liga ▁Nacional ▁de ▁B ás quet ▁season ▁was ▁the ▁ 3 3 rd ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁professional ▁basketball ▁league ▁in ▁Argentina . ▁The ▁regular ▁season ▁started ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁San ▁Lorenzo ▁won ▁their ▁second ▁title ▁in ▁a ▁row , ▁defe ating ▁Reg at as ▁Cor ri entes ▁in ▁the ▁final s . ▁ ▁Re leg ation ▁and ▁promotion ▁Tor neo ▁Nacional ▁de ▁As c enso ▁Champions ▁His p ano ▁Amer icano ▁covered ▁the ▁ber th ▁left ▁by ▁Ju vent ud ▁S ion ista , ▁who ▁lost ▁the ▁re leg ation ▁play offs ▁against ▁Lan ús . ▁Lan ús , ▁however , ▁with d rew ▁from ▁the ▁League ▁due ▁to ▁financial ▁difficulties ▁and ▁sold ▁its ▁spot . ▁The ▁ber th ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁Atl ético ▁E ch ag ü e , ▁who ▁would ▁be ▁re leg ated ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁after ▁losing ▁the ▁re leg ation ▁series ▁against ▁B oca ▁Juni ors . ▁ ▁Club s ▁ ▁Reg ular ▁season ▁ ▁League ▁table ▁ ▁North ▁Conference ▁ ▁South ▁Conference ▁ ▁Play offs ▁Play offs ▁are ▁set ▁to ▁begin ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁May . ▁The ▁re leg ation ▁series ▁between ▁B oca ▁Juni ors ▁and ▁Atl ético ▁E ch ag ü e ▁is ▁set ▁to ▁begin ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁May . ▁ ▁Championship ▁play offs ▁ ▁Re leg ation