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2025 NBA Cup TV schedule revealed: Everything to know
We already knew the groupings. Now we know the TV schedule.
The NBA Cup, formerly known as the in-season tournament, will officially tip off on Friday, Oct. 31 — 10 days after the start of the 2025-26 regular season.
The league announced Wednesday, Aug. 13 the full slate of NBA Cup games, including the ones that will be broadcast on national television. This marks the first time that Amazon Prime Video will stream NBA Cup games.
The group stage draw announced last month set up the three groups in each conference, with five teams in each group. The drawing was made at random, based on win-loss record.
Here's everything you need to know about the national broadcast schedule for the 2025 NBA Cup:
NBA Cup national broadcast schedule
*All times Eastern
NBA Cup key dates
NBA Cup groups
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How does the group stage in the NBA Cup work?
Group stage games will take place on designated NBA Cup nights from Oct. 31 through Nov. 28.
Each squad will play one game against each of the opponents in its group. The six group stage winners will advance, as will a wild card team from each conference; wild card teams are set based on winning percentage and certain tiebreakers.
From there, the teams will play in single-elimination knockout rounds.
The semifinals and finals will take place Saturday, Dec. 13 and Tuesday, Dec. 16, in Las Vegas.
Past NBA Cup champions
