The Spurs and Knicks met at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Tuesday to determine this year’s NBA Cup champion and the lofty cash prize that comes with it. A red carpet was rolled out for the players to walk on as they entered the arena, straight past the trophy that the winner gets to lift at the end of the night.
With any red carpet, the stars are to follow. Outside of the stars on the floor, we saw a handful of celebrities and NBA legends make their way to Las Vegas to take in the early season playoff-like atmosphere.
Here are all the big names we spotted in Vegas as the Spurs and Knicks played for some serious dough, in no particular order:
Chris Bosh
NBA legend @chrisbosh arrives at the Red Carpet for the Emirates @nba Cup Championship bringing Hall of Fame presence! 🏀 pic.twitter.com/gFHTynBUMo
— T-Mobile Arena (@TMobileArena) December 17, 2025
Although neither the Raptors or Heat were in action, the two-time NBA champion and 11-time All-Star was present for the festivities in Vegas.
Spike Lee
Spike Lee has had ENOUGH 💀 pic.twitter.com/leP0ccI7xH
— KNICKS BEAST (@KnicksBeast) December 17, 2025
Come on, did you think Spike Lee would miss this?
Adam Silver
Adam Silver says "some storied college locations" are under consideration for future NBA cup championship games pic.twitter.com/qlz9aNpKXL
— Oh No He Didn't (@ohnohedidnt24) December 17, 2025
It’s no surprise the NBA’s commissioner attended the NBA Cup final, which he can be credited for as his brainchild. Silver spoke to reporters ahead of this year’s final and made an appearance on the NBA on Prime pregame show where he floated an idea the final can be played at some unique locations in the future, like storied college arenas.
James Worthy
#EmiratesNBACup pic.twitter.com/UcCmbtFkAT
— James Worthy (@JamesWorthy42) December 17, 2025
Big Game James was in attendance. Too bad the NBA Cup wasn’t a thing over his illustrious 12-year career with the Lakers.
Spurs Jackals
.@SpursJackals are here and already LOUD 😤 pic.twitter.com/zIwMHB7PpF
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) December 17, 2025
The Spurs flew 50 members of their superfan group, which was founded by Victor Wembanyama, to Las Vegas to create a home court advantage away from home.
Queen Naija
The singer and media personality got the action started as she sang the national anthem prior to tip off.
Metta Sandiford-Artest
Spike Lee x Ron Artest supporting the New York Knicks at the NBA Cup
— InsideTheSole (@InsideTheSoleNY) December 17, 2025
Spike in the AJ III
Ron wearing AJ IV pic.twitter.com/0n6X0pJNeO
The 2004 NBA Defensive Player of the Year sat near Spike Lee for the NBA Cup final. For his sake, hopefully he was rooting for his hometown Knicks.
Chandler Parsons, Richard Jefferson
The NBA standouts turned media personalities got to enjoy the contest in Vegas as fans this time.
Zach Randolph
Z-Bo in the building. Although the two-time All-Star isn’t known for his time with the Knicks, he played in New York from 2007 to ‘08.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Every Celebrity We Spotted at the 2025 NBA Cup Final in Las Vegas.
