The Lakers acquired Doncic in a three-team trade in February that sent Anthony Davis to Dallas, but Doncic failed to make the All-Star Game for the first time since his rookie year with the Mavericks.

The NBA Cup moved into the quarterfinal rounds with two games in the East Tuesday and two in the West on Wednesday.

The Magic, Heat, Raptors, Suns and Spurs will round out the mini-tournament. It seems like Victor Wembanyama will miss the remainder of the NBA Cup, but MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander may be back for Oklahoma City soon.

The Lakers and the Celtics are set to play each other in the upcoming NBA 2025-26 season game. Here is everything you need to know about the schedule, date, time, live stream, and more.

The NBA Cup is entering its knockout stages. Here's what to know for the eight remaining teams vying to get to Las Vegas.

NBC Sports announced changes to its upcoming NBA broadcast schedule on Saturday, led by flexing the Dec. 30 Lakers-Pistons game into primetime.

December 16 offers an NBA game that stands apart from the regular schedule. The NBA Cup Final takes it all, with the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks meeting on a neutral floor in Las Vegas. Wins and losses will not affect the standings,

Unlike the previous Emirates NBA Cup winners, the Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks, the New York Knicks won't raise a banner.

The 19-1 Thunder are currently the favorites to win the 2025 NBA Cup (-125 at FanDuel ). The Bucks won the competition last year, and the Lakers won the initial version in 2023.

In the quarterfinals Wednesday night, the Thunder easily handled the Suns 138–89 on an efficient night from reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who tallied 28 points on 11-of-15 shooting in 27 minutes. In the other matchup, Stephon Castle posted 30 points—his third career game with 30+ points—to help the Spurs take down the Lakers 132–119.

Lakers vs. Mavs will not air on traditional broadcast television. Instead, viewers can stream the game live with Amazon Prime Video. Tip-off of Lakers vs. Mavs is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET on Friday, Nov. 28. The game will be played at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California.

NBC Sports announced changes to its upcoming NBA broadcast schedule on Saturday. In a move made in primetime heaven, Lebron James, Luke Dončić, and the Los Angeles Lakers will host the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons in a game flexed into NBC Sports’s Coast 2 Coast Tuesday timeslot on Dec.