As the Spurs and Knicks prepare to play in the NBA Cup championship game, it's also time to reflect on three years of the in-season tournament.

Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs vs. Jalen Brunson and the Knicks. The NBA's in-season tournament will crown a new champion Tuesday night.

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The 2026 NBA playoffs will begin on April 18. The 2025-26 regular season wraps up on April 12, giving teams a short break before the postseason tips off. The Play-In Tournament, introduced in 2021 to keep more teams competitive and reduce tanking, determines the final two playoff spots in each conference.

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Multiple human rights organizations are petitioning the National Basketball Association (NBA) to drop Dubai’s government-owned Emirates airline as a sponsor of the league’s in-season tournament, the Emirates NBA Cup,

It was just over a year ago that Mike Brown was fired from the Kings, sending his coaching future into uncertainty. Now, his new Knicks squad is thriving under his tutelage and in the NBA Cup final.

Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns spoke about the feeling of chasing a championship amid the team’s NBA Cup game against the Spurs.