All 30 teams have been randomly drawn into groups of five within their conference based on win-loss records from the 2024-25 regular season. Beginning Oct. 31 and continuing through Nov. 28, each team will play four Group Play games on designated “Cup Nights” – one game against each opponent in its group, with two games at home and two on the road.

Find out which other teams will be in West Group B along with the Lakers for this coming season's Emirates NBA Cup.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander isn't the only basketball star who will grace the cover of an NBA 2K26 game this year.

K Games announced Wednesday that NBA 2K26 will feature Angel Reese and Carmelo Anthony on special edition covers.

NBA 2K26 will be released Sept. 5, and Angel Reese and Carmelo Anthony will be featured on special-edition covers. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the cover athlete for the standard edition.

Former NBA player Ben McLemore was sentenced to more than eight years in prison on Wednesday following last week’s rape conviction.

Former NBA player Ben McLemore has been sentenced to 100 months (eight years, four months) in Oregon state prison after being found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting a 21-year-old woman at a house party in Lake Oswego on Oct. 3, 2021.

Former NBA player Ben McLemore was sentenced to 100 months in Oregon state prison on Wednesday after recently being found guilty of sexually assaulting a then-21-year-old woman at a house party in the Portland suburb of Lake Oswego in 2021.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have reportedly agreed to a rookie max extension with star center Chet Holmgren following the team's victory in the 2025 NBA Finals.