What’s left at the 2025 Emirates NBA Cup is all that’s ever left when the game matters most: two teams, with only one game and one another standing between them and a big ol’ trophy. What began as a league-wide effort to inject some flavor into the period between opening night and Christmas Day concludes with two teams vying for 35 pounds of sterling silver topped with 24-karat gold.

Mikal Bridges is the prime choice to fill that role for the Knicks. He put up 41 points on the Spurs on Christmas Day a year ago. Bridges scored over 20 points once in the last month, so if he were to explode for a high point total it would be a bit of a surprise.

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama missed 12 of San Antonio's first 25 games this season. Dylan Harper has missed 10 already for the Spurs, while Stephon Castle has been out for nine and De'Aaron Fox couldn't play in eight.

The NBA Cup final doesn't count. New York will enter with an 18-7 record. San Antonio will enter with an 18-7 record. And when Tuesday night's game between the Knicks and Spurs is over, those records will be unchanged.

Victor Wembanyama not yet ready to say Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs rivalry is back.

Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs snapped the Oklahoma City Thunder's record 16-game win streak with a 111-109 win in the NBA Cup semifinals.

David Robinson is suing his business partner for alleged fraud, marking a high-stakes legal battle that underscores potential conflicts in private equity.