After previously announcing the dates and groups for its third annual in-season tournament, the NBA today revealed the schedule for the group play portion of the event. The group play stage of the tournament, which is formally known as the Emirates NBA Cup, will begin on October 30 and run through November 27.
The group play games will take place on five consecutive Fridays, with a handful of games also played on Tuesday, Nov. 24 and Wednesday, Nov. 25. The NBA has published its schedule by date, as well as its schedule by team.
Each Friday will feature a doubleheader on Amazon Prime Video, while NBC/Peacock will nationally broadcast a doubleheader on Nov. 24 and ESPN will air a tripleheader on Nov. 25. The full schedule of nationally televised NBA Cup games, starting with Knicks at Sixers and Lakers at Warriors on Oct. 30, can be found right here (Twitter link).
A stacked East Group B, which consists of the Knicks, Sixers, Cavaliers, Heat, and Pacers, will be the most heavily featured Eastern Conference group in nationally televised broadcasts — five of the 15 NBA Cup games on the national broadcast schedule will be matchups from that group, including three apiece for New York and Philadelphia.
The NBA will also nationally televise five matchups from West Group C, which features the Lakers, Warriors, Spurs, Trail Blazers, and Kings. Los Angeles and San Antonio will each get three national broadcasts during group play.
The Knicks beat the Spurs last December to take home the 2025 NBA Cup.
The 2026 NBA Cup quarterfinals will take place on December 4 and 5, with the semifinals to follow on Dec. 8 and/or Dec. 9. The final will be played on Dec. 11. The higher-seeded teams will host the quarterfinal and semifinal matchups, while the final will take place at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis for the first time. Amazon Prime will broadcast all seven games in the knockout round.
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The full NBA regular season schedule for 2026/27 will be revealed on Thursday afternoon at 2:00 pm Central time.
