Friday night marks the Houston Rockets’ second game in the 2024 edition of the Emirates NBA Cup, an in-season tournament running now in its second season. For the league’s non-die-hard fans, this may elicit a shrug, or, more commonly, a look of confusion. How exactly does the NBA Cup work? What is at stake for the winner? And, most importantly, why the heck should I care?
The first two answers are simple. The third is a bit more complex, though ultimately more satisfying for hoops fans in Houston.
