Emirates NBA Cup 2024: Full Schedule, Dates, and Venues
The Emirate NBA Cup 2024 Showdown: The NBA is getting ready for the Emirates NBA Cup, which will be its in-season competition in its second year.
Following the group stages, the competition will move to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, where the semifinals and final game will take place on December 14 and December 17, respectively.
The league said on Thursday that regular-season games that are classified as NBA Cup games will kick off the second annual competition on November 12.
Teams will be divided into six groups of five for a single round-robin, much like in last year’s competition.
Four Tuesdays (November 12, November 19, November 26, and December 3) and three Fridays (November 15, November 22, and November 29) will be dedicated to group play games.
On December 10 and 11, the single-elimination knockout bracket quarterfinals will take place.
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After that, the tournament will move from NBA club cities to Las Vegas, where the semifinals and championship game will be held on December 14 and December 17, respectively, at T-Mobile Arena, home of the NHL’s Golden Knights.
The NBA Cup groups will be chosen live on ESPN on Friday night. In the championship game, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Indiana Pacers to win the first-ever in-season tournament.
The NBA and Emirates announced in February that starting with the upcoming season, the airline’s name would be used to brand the in-season tournament as part of their new relationship.
Group Stages: November 12, November 15, November 19, November 22, November 26, November 29, December 3
Quarterfinals: December 10, December 11
Semifinals December 14
Final: December 15
