While the NBA Cup will never hold as much sway over teams and fans as the Larry O'Brien Trophy, the purpose of this in-season tournament was to create a secondary event that could energize the early portion of the season enough to at least give teams out of the running in May and June something else to compete for.

The New York Knicks won the NBA Cup Championship over the San Antonio Spurs last night. But to the surprise of many, the Knicks don't have plans to hang a banner for the achievement in historic Madison Square Garden.

Wembanyama learned earlier on Tuesday that his grandmother had passed away in France, reports Tom Osborn of the San Antonio Express-News. He played through that in the NBA Cup championship game, scoring 18 points with six rebounds and taking over a stretch of the game, scoring 10 straight.

Jalen Brunson was so excited for his teammates that he couldn't bother waiting for a question on the stage after his New York Knicks won the NBA Cup on Tuesday. "OG Anunoby, Tyler Kolek, Jordan Clarkson,

The New York Knicks captured their first championship since 1973 on Tuesday, December 16, and while it was just the NBA Cup, as opposed to the NBA Finals, there was plenty for the tortured fanbase to celebrate.