LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 16: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks to the media before the Emirates NBA Cup Championship game between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks at T-Mobile Arena on December 16, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 16: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks to the media before the Emirates NBA Cup Championship game between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks at T-Mobile Arena on December 16, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 16: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks to the media before the Emirates NBA Cup Championship game between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks at T-Mobile Arena on December 16, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 16: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks to the media before the Emirates NBA Cup Championship game between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks at T-Mobile Arena on December 16, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 16: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks to the media before the Emirates NBA Cup Championship game between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks at T-Mobile Arena on December 16, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 16: Head coach Mitch Johnson of the San Antonio Spurs speaks to the media before the Emirates NBA Cup Championship game against the New York Knicks at T-Mobile Arena on December 16, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 16: Head coach Mitch Johnson of the San Antonio Spurs speaks to the media before the Emirates NBA Cup Championship game against the New York Knicks at T-Mobile Arena on December 16, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 16: Head coach Mitch Johnson of the San Antonio Spurs speaks to the media before the Emirates NBA Cup Championship game against the New York Knicks at T-Mobile Arena on December 16, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)