The Milwaukee Bucks were crowned the champions of the NBA Cup, the league’s in-season tournament, on Tuesday at T-Mobile Arena.
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The UNLV men’s basketball team suffered a road defeat to No. 22 Dayton on Tuesday. The Rebels lost a late lead and missed a shot to win at the buzzer.
The NBA helped spruce up a Las Vegas community center, looking to leave a greater impression on the area outside of three basketball games held in Southern Nevada for the league’s annual in-season tournament.
Last year’s NBA Cup final in Las Vegas featured LeBron James. This year’s matchup is just as juicy. It could be a Finals preview the way both teams are playing.
The UNLV men’s basketball team ended a three-game losing skid Saturday against Pacific and now travels to a 9-2 Dayton team that entered the Top 25 rankings Monday.
The UNLV men’s basketball team trailed in the second half but rallied to defeat Pacific in the Jack Jones Classic on Saturday at Lee’s Family Forum.
The two-man game of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard for Milwaukee proved too much for Atlanta in the NBA Cup semifinals Saturday at T-Mobile Arena.
The UNLV men’s basketball team takes on Pacific on Saturday as part of the Jack Jones Classic tripleheader at Lee’s Family Forum in Henderson.
The NBA Cup semifinals return to T-Mobile Arena on Saturday with games between the Bucks and Hawks, along with the Rockets and Thunder.
Larry Lewis, who most recently worked as an assistant coach for the UC Santa Barbara men’s basketball team, has joined Aces coach Becky Hammon’s staff.
Bishop Gorman’s boys basketball team got key contributions from two of its subs Thursday in a home win against Liberty.
Former UNLV basketball player Jackie Robinson and his associates have been sued in U.S. District Court over failed All Net Arena project on Las Vegas Strip.
Some of the top high school basketball players in the nation will play in two events this weekend in conjunction with the NBA Cup being held at T-Mobile Arena.
During a ceremony preceding Tuesday’s game against Bishop Gorman, Abdul Adem’s old bench spot was decorated with jerseys as the program celebrated his contributions to the team.
The Los Angeles Lakers won’t be around to defend their title, but four other teams will play in the semifinals of the NBA Cup on Saturday. The finals are Dec. 17.