Find the latest updates, standings and a simple reminder of how it works below: Here’s what happened on the first night of NBA Cup action. East A: Magic 114, Hornets 89 – Franz Wagner scores a season-high 32 points in three quarters and Orlando goes on a 30-6 run in the second half to pull away from Charlotte.

How to watch: Fans can watch NBA Cup games on ESPN, NBA TV and TNT for free via a trial of DirecTV Stream. You can also watch via a subscription to Sling TV, which is offering $10 off your first month. ESPN and NBA TV broadcast games are also available via a free trial of fuboTV.

All 67 games across both stages of the Emirates NBA Cup will count toward the regular-season standings except the Championship. Each team will continue to play 82 regular-season games in the 2024-25 season, including those games that are part of Group Play and the Knockout Rounds.

The NBA Cup is back for a second season, and here’s how it will all work and what groups each team ended up in.

The Emirates NBA Cup (formerly the NBA In-Season Tournament) is the league’s annual in-season competition, which provides players and teams to chase another championship, engages fans in a new way and drives additional interest in the early portion of the regular-season schedule.

The 2024 Emirates NBA Cup, the second iteration of the NBA’s in-season tournament, kicks off this week. Here’s what to know.

How can fans watch the Emirates NBA Cup? *All times Eastern. Lakers at Spurs - 7:30 p.m. on ESPN. Grizzlies at Warriors - 10 p.m. on ESPN.

The Emirates NBA Cup is back. The NBA’s in-season tournament was a hit last season with the L.A. Lakers winning it all. And now for 2024, the NBA Cup is wide open for all 30 teams to win in a single-elimination format with the championship game.