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Wembanyama makes immediate impact, helps Spurs past Thunder and into NBA Cup final

The Spurs are headed to the NBA Cup championship game against the New York Knicks, after knocking off the defending NBA champion Thunder 111-109 on Saturday night in the tournament semifinals — just t...

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Wembanyama’s return lifts Spurs to NBA Cup final, handing Thunder just 2nd loss

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OKC Thunder looking forward to ‘retest’ against Spurs after NBA Cup loss

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Wembanyama's return lifts Spurs to NBA Cup final, handing Thunder just 2nd loss

Victor Wembanyama returned from a 12-game absence with 22 points and nine rebounds, giving San Antonio a surge and the Oklahoma City Thunder just its second loss with the 111-109 victory Saturday nigh...

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Victor Wembanyama, Spurs halt Thunder's record streak, make NBA Cup final

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Wembanyama, Spurs stun Thunder to reach NBA Cup final vs. Knicks: Live updates and reaction

For players like Knicks guard Tyler Kolek, the NBA Cup may be quite the payday

By making it to the final, the Knicks and Spurs already have secured $212,373 per player from the NBA Cup prize money pool. The losing team on Tuesday gets nothing extra. Players on the winning team get an additional $308,560 — pushing their Cup winnings to $530,933 each. Two-way players get half of what players on standard contracts get.

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Jalen Brunson’s season-high 40 points lead Knicks past Magic to NBA Cup final

Jalen Brunson scored a season-high 40 points to lead the Knicks past the Orlando Magic 132-120. The win put New York in the NBA Cup final.