The Emirates NBA Cup 2025 has reached Las Vegas for the Semifinals (Dec. 13) and Championship (Dec. 16).

The Magic, Heat, Raptors, Suns and Spurs will round out the mini-tournament. It seems like Victor Wembanyama will miss the remainder of the NBA Cup, but MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander may be back for Oklahoma City soon.

It's hard not to feel like something's there with the NBA Cup. Like it's one or two adjustments from becoming a staple.

The Boston Celtics became 18-time NBA champions in 2024, led by the dynamic duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. The Boston Celtics also put an end to their 16-year NBA Championship drought after lifting the Larry O’Brien trophy in 2024.

Fourteen wins and 11 losses through 25 games isn’t what a championship-caliber Cavs roster expects. It’s noisy, unsettling and ripe for hot takes. For some fans, a string of ugly losses — like the recent one to an injury-depleted Golden State team — feels like a signal that the ceiling isn’t what we hoped.

Jayson Tatum made his thoughts on co-star Jaylen Brown winning NBA Finals MVP for the Celtics in 2024 very clear.

The Ohio State Buckeyes have always been big, but this season it crossed into a different universe. The program not only attracted huge crowds to the stadiums, but it also pulled the entire country into its orbit,

The San Antonio Spurs just got a massive injury update on star Victor Wembanyama for their NBA Cup semifinal clash against the OKC Thunder.

ESPN's Shams Charania reported on Tuesday that they're open to trading a few veterans, including Anthony Davis, D'Angelo Russell, Klay Thompson, and Daniel Gafford. NBA insider Jake Fischer then took it one step further and revealed a team that could be interested in one of those veterans.