The knockout rounds of the 2025 NBA Cup start on Tuesday, Dec. 9 when the Miami Heat face the Orlando Magic in an East quarterfinal game.

The 19-1 Thunder are currently the favorites to win the 2025 NBA Cup (-125 at FanDuel ). The Bucks won the competition last year, and the Lakers won the initial version in 2023.

The New York Knicks face the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025 (12/9/25) in an NBA Cup quarterfinal game at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.

Wembanyama is closing on his return from a calf strain that's sidelined him mid-November. But he won't make that return for the NBA Cup quarterfinals.

Eliminated in group play after winning the NBA's in-season tournament last season, the Bucks are getting a much-needed four-day break while adjusting to playing without Giannis Antetokounmpo for an extended time due to his calf injury. Because the Bucks aren't in the quarterfinals, two regular-season games were added to their schedule.

Tip-off between the Raptors and Knicks is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET inside Scotiabank Arena. Fans can watch the game on TSN Sports or stream it on Amazon Prime Video. This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/raptors/onsi as Raptors get big injury update before Knicks NBA Cup game.

OKC Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will play in his team's NBA Cup quarterfinals home game against the Phoenix Suns at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Quickley has started all 25 games for Toronto, averaging 16.5 points, 6.2 assists, 4.2 assists and 1.2 assists in 32.2 minutes per game.

Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama has been ruled out for Wednesday night's NBA Cup quarterfinal game against the Los Angeles Lakers.

Despite returning to practice, superstar center Victor Wembanyama will miss the Spurs' NBA Cup showdown against the Lakers.

Devin Booker has been listed as questionable for the Phoenix Suns' NBA Cup game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday.

Tonight's Peacock NBA Monday matchup features a showdown between the Phoenix Suns vs Minnesota Timberwolves. This is the second of three meetings between the two teams this season. The Suns won the last match-up 114-113 on November 21.