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The NBA Cup courts are back! Here’s a team-by-team look at every design in 2024

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The NBA Cup courts are back! Here's a team-by-team look at every design in 2024

The 2024 Emirates NBA Cup is here and that means the return of one of last season’s most divisive additions: the courts.

They are stylized. They are noisy. They all feature concentric circles this year for some reason. (The NBA says the circles “represent the three stages of competition” of Pools, Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Championship.)

Last year’s courts received some harsh reactions, but the league is bringing them back for another round. While this year’s group is a little less unruly, there are still some standouts, both good and bad. We will all explain it with a quick verdict that we cannot promise will be serious.

(All images courtesy of the NBA.)


Yahoo Sports Verdict: You see, ATL means Atlanta.


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Yahoo Sports Verdict: This is a good example of playing to your strengths, although green and black may still clash for some people.


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Yahoo Sports Verdict: The subway fountain at the end of the court works better than anything in bounds.


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Yahoo Sports Verdict: The beehive patterns really work here.


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Yahoo Sports Verdict: A larger version of your logo in the background won’t offend anyone, Part 1.


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Yahoo Sports Verdict: Maybe we should just change the origins of the Cavaliers and Nets.


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Yahoo Sports Verdict: The silhouette of a city skyline never fails.


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Yahoo Sports Verdict: Here we see the benefits of having the Cup trophy match your color scheme.


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Yahoo Sports Verdict: Need more logos.


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Yahoo Sports Verdict: Introducing an alternate logo isn’t actually the worst use of the NBA Cup.


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Yahoo Sports Verdict: This is what happens when you watch Star Wars on deadline night.


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Yahoo Sports Verdict: There really is no greater honor for a broadcaster than having words painted on a 25-foot fountain.


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Yahoo Sports Verdict: The return of the Clippers script is a welcome development.


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Yahoo Sports Verdict: Los Angeles, the city where palm trees are as tall as skyscrapers. Also, is it too late for the Celtics to put their championship stars last?


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Yahoo Sports Verdict: The Grizzlies have been using that stylized “MEM” for a while and it works decently as a logo and geometric pattern.


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Yahoo Sports Verdict: We would have loved to be in the meeting they arrived at by simply zooming in on the top right of their logo.


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Yahoo Sports Verdict: There is another court with a giant doe waiting to see how this duel plays out.


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Yahoo Sports Verdict: It probably would have been better to focus more on the trees, without the “TIMBER WOLVES” in the middle.


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Yahoo Sports Verdict: A larger version of your logo in the background won’t offend anyone, Part 2.


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Yahoo Sports Verdict: We said a city skyline never fails, but it’s a little strange that the Knicks basically did nothing else.


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Yahoo Sports Verdict: A larger version of your logo in the background won’t offend anyone, Part 3.


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Yahoo Sports Verdict: We would give this design three stars, but someone already gave it eight.


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Yahoo Sports Verdict: Kudos to the Sixers for being the only team to actually incorporate the eye pattern that all of these courts have.


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Yahoo Sports Verdict: PHX means Phoenix, you see.


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Yahoo Sports Verdict: This might be the biggest winner of all. The roses look good and everything feels cohesive.


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Yahoo Sports Verdict: Anyone who struggled with geometric proofs in school is sweating over this one.


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Yahoo Sports Verdict: Yes, we are in Texas.


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Yahoo Sports Verdict: A nice use of the subtly irregular pinstripes on the t-shirts.


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Yahoo Sports Verdict: Were you expecting more than Utah mountains?


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Yahoo Sports Verdict: As always, we’re not even sure we can say the Wizards tried.

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