Donovan Mitchell scored 24 points, Darius Garland had 20 points and nine assists and the Cleveland Cavaliers routed the Washington Wizards 148-114 on Friday night to improve to 1-1 in NBA Cup play. Cleveland fell a point shy of matching the franchise record for a regulation game,

Follow along with Friday's Emirates NBA Cup Group Play, featuring Prime's doubleheader of Durant and Rockets vs Wembanyama and Spurs, and Warriors vs Nuggets.

From rookie debuts to rising stars to disappointing teams, here are 10 takeaways from the NBA's first full night of games.

Before group play begins, a group play draw took place on Wednesday, July 9. Each team was placed into a "pot" based on its record from the prior regular season (2024-25). In each conference, one team from each pot was randomly selected into each of the three groups in that conference.

The preseason event returned with an OT thriller between the Suns and Nets, concluding Sunday with a Brooklyn win in the rematch. Brian Martin, for NBA.com For the first time since 2019, NBA preseason basketball returned to China with the 2025 NBA China ...

In the wake of another injury to Zion Williamson, opposing teams aren't banging down the door to present the New Orleans Pelicans trade offers for the two-time All-Star.

NBC will showcase opening night, and there also will be Sunday Night Basketball, Peacock NBA Monday and Coast 2 Coast Tuesday.

T he Milwaukee Bucks begin their title defense of the NBA Cup tonight against the Chicago Bulls. This will be the first of four games between the I-94 rivals. The Bucks will look