After taking Thanksgiving off, the NBA returns with a full-day Black Friday feast. Two-thirds of the league will be in action as the 2024 Emirates NBA Cup resumes with 10 games, beginning with Knicks-Hornets at 12 p.m. ET and stretching all the way through a tasty Thunder-Lakers matchup in the 10 p.m. ET nightcap.
Here's a look at what’s at stake in Friday’s 10-game NBA Cup slate, as well as the lay of the land in each of the six groups as the tourney presses on:
How it works: Group winners and wild cards
There are two more nights of Group Play, which concludes on Tuesday, Dec.