3. Suppose that the various Balls of basketball or internet fame Lavar, Lamelo, Liangelo, Lonzo, and Spalding are considering playing in a 1-on-1 tournament. They get a payoff of 0 if they decide not to participate. The following table illustrates their payoffs across the various scenarios.   1 Player 2 Players 3 Players 4 Players 5 Players Lavar 10 4 2 -2 -5 Lamelo 10 7 5 2 -1 Liangelo 10 7 5 2 -1 Lonzo 10 8 7 6 5 Spalding 10 9 8 7 6 a. Find and describe all pure strategy Nash Equilibria. b. Suppose now Spalding, since it is in fact a literal basketball, gets a payoff of 0 in any circumstance, being an inanimate object. The table is now as follows:   1 Player 2 Players 3 Players 4Players 5 Players Lavar 10 4 2 -2 -5 Lamelo 10 7 5 2 -1 Liangelo 10 7 5 2 -1 Lonzo 10 8 7 6 5 Spalding 0 0 0 0 0 Find and describe all pure strategy Nash Equilibria.

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3. Suppose that the various Balls of basketball or internet fame Lavar, Lamelo, Liangelo, Lonzo,
and Spalding are considering playing in a 1-on-1 tournament. They get a payoff of 0 if they
decide not to participate. The following table illustrates their payoffs across the various
scenarios.

  1 Player 2 Players 3 Players 4 Players 5 Players
Lavar 10 4 2 -2 -5
Lamelo 10 7 5 2 -1
Liangelo 10 7 5 2 -1
Lonzo 10 8 7 6 5
Spalding 10 9 8 7 6


a. Find and describe all pure strategy Nash Equilibria.
b. Suppose now Spalding, since it is in fact a literal basketball, gets a payoff of 0 in any
circumstance, being an inanimate object. The table is now as follows:

  1 Player 2 Players 3 Players 4Players 5 Players
Lavar 10 4 2 -2 -5
Lamelo 10 7 5 2 -1
Liangelo 10 7 5 2 -1
Lonzo 10 8 7 6 5
Spalding 0 0 0 0 0



Find and describe all pure strategy Nash Equilibria. 

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