Klay Thompson’s new club, the Dallas Mavericks, will visit his long-time team, the Golden State Warriors, on the opening night of the NBA Cup, the league announced Tuesday.
The second edition of the NBA’s in-season tournament will start on November 12 and conclude on December 17 under the group-stage Cup schedule revealed by the league.
The complete NBA 2024-25 regular-season schedule will be released on Thursday.
Group-stage games, which also count in the league standings, will be played on Tuesdays and Fridays from November 12 to December 3.
A feature contest on Cup opening night will send reigning Western Conference champion Dallas to San Francisco to face Golden State, with new Mavs guard Thompson, a five-time NBA All-Star, going against the Warriors, the squad with which he won four NBA titles and played for the past 13 seasons.
Also on opening night will be the New York Knicks at the …