NBA Officially Announces Exclusive Arena for Cup: Design Details of 30 Teams Revealed, Whose Home Court Is the Coolest?

11:45am, 25 October 2025Basketball

Each participating team in the 2025 NBA Cup will have a brand new customized stadium. On October 25, the NBA officially announced the design plans for all 30 courts for the third tournament.

Designed by artist Victor Solomon, the courts feature, among other unique elements, fully painted gradient designs, team-specific overlays and hidden details created for the previous two NBA Cup champion teams. Solomon is also the designer of the stadium for last season's event and has also collaborated with Tiffany & Co. to design the NBA Cup trophy.

The following are more details of the 2025 NBA Cup court design:

Team-specific gradient colors: Each court has a gradient color based on the core color of the home team. The angle of the gradient is determined by the team's conference (East or West), adding a subtle layer of structure and symbolism to the design.

Contrast color court edge design: The court edge area adopts the color of the home team’s Nike NBA special edition jersey. All home teams will wear this version of the jersey during the game. The visiting team will wear the Nike NBA Classic jersey in the Emirates NBA Cup game.

5×5 mosaic grid: The stadium is superimposed with a symbolic 5×5 grid, which not only represents the 5 players on the field, but also symbolizes the 5 teams in each group of the event.

Midfield city logo: The name of the city or state where the home team is located is prominently displayed in the midfield position of each court, and the team's nickname or full name is printed on the bottom line.

Exclusive overlay patterns: All 30 courts are equipped with unique logos, text logos or graphic overlay patterns to highlight the unique identity of each team.

Hidden details: In the midfield area of the home stadium of the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers, the trophy base pattern is engraved with the year the two teams won the NBA Cup.

The group stage of this NBA Cup will start on November 1 and last until November 29, with games scheduled every Saturday. Subsequently, 8 teams will advance to the knockout rounds, and the semifinals and finals will be held in Las Vegas on December 14th and 17th. The following are the specific design plans of the 30 teams. Whose home court is the coolest?

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