Oct 31, 2025; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Utah Jazz head coach Will Hardy after the game between the Phoenix Suns and the Utah Jazz at Mortgage Matchup Center. Mandatory Credit: Arianna Grainey-Imagn Images / Arianna Grainey-Imagn Images

The third iteration of the Emirates NBA Cup tipped off on Halloween -- a little over a week after the 2025-26 NBA regular season began. LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers won the inaugural in-season tournament trophy in 2023,

Before group play begins, a group play draw took place on Wednesday, July 9. Each team was placed into a "pot" based on its record from the prior regular season (2024-25). In each conference, one team from each pot was randomly selected into each of the three groups in that conference.

After an eventful first night of NBA Cup action, the league's in-season tournament returned Friday with a full slate of games.

The Golden State Warriors face the Denver Nuggets on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025 (11/7/25) in an NBA Cup in-season tournament group play matchup at Ball Arena in Denver, Colo.

The Atlanta Hawks continued NBA Cup Tournament play tonight, as they took on the Toronto Raptors in an opening night rematch. The Hawks will take on the Los Ang

The hope for OKC is that Holmgren will shake the rust off soon. He showed All-NBA potential through the Thunder's first four games of the season with averages of 23 points, 10.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks on 56.9% shooting from the field (41.7% from deep).