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.

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.

The NBA's second in-season tournament starts Tuesday with eight games, including Klay Thompson's first game vs. the Golden State Warriors.

Here we go again with for the second annual Emirates NBA Cup, previously known as the In-Season Tournament. The new-ish edition to the NBA format is set to kick off tomorrow, November 12, with an exciting doubleheader on TNT.

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 NBA Emirates Cup MVP award is up for grabs starting Tuesday. Last season, the honor went to LA Lakers star LeBron James, who led his team to the inaugural championship.

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.