The New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs, 124-113, in the 2025 NBA Cup championship game in Las Vegas on Tuesday to claim their first trophy since they won the 1973 NBA championship. The Knicks trailed by as many as 11 in the second half, but dominated the fourth quarter and pulled away down the stretch.

The latter contingent got the last laugh as New York erased a five-point deficit at the end of the third quarter to beat San Antonio 124-113 and become the third-ever NBA Cup champions crowned on the Strip.

This article was originally published on www.si.com as Every Celebrity We Spotted at the 2025 NBA Cup Final in Las Vegas.

New York Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns praises Mitchell Robinson's effort after New York’s NBA Cup championship win in Las Vegas.

Kolek was set to earn roughly $2 million this year. The prize money for winning the Cup is $530,933 per player. As Hart scored the final basket of the game, he looked over at Kolek and flashed a money sign with his hands. It was fitting, because in Vegas, he became Kasino Kolek.

Two 18-7 teams meet in Las Vegas at the T-Mobile Arena tonight when the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs face off in the Emirates NBA Cup Final.

His wife Ali, who is his high school sweetheart, has been in Vegas, where the NBA Cup final four play to crown a winner, by her man's side, and she showed off a fantastic Knicks fit from head to toe on her Instagram Stories.