The NBA Cup championship game is scheduled to move from Las Vegas to Butler University’s Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis next season. League officials had discussed the possibility of relocating the final after NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in December that the NBA was considering “storied college arenas” as potential venues. Speculation at the time included the idea of the game being played at other historic college basketball facilities, such as Duke’s Cameron Indoor Stadium, but the NBA ultimately selects Hinkle Fieldhouse.
According to the reporting, the 2026–27 NBA Cup title game will be played on Dec. 11, marking the first time the Cup final is held outside Las Vegas. NBA officials describe Hinkle as an iconic, historic arena that matches the league’s goal of bringing a distinctive college-basketball atmosphere to the Emirates NBA Cup Championship. The NBA event leadership also points to the venue’s setting as a way to highlight the game’s excitement and drama. Additional details on the event setup were not provided in the sources summarized here.
