Magic guard Desmond Bane scored 35 of his 37 points across the final three quarters of Tuesday’s NBA Cup quarterfinal against the Heat inside Kia Center. Orlando faces New York in the

The knockout rounds of the 2025 NBA Cup started on Tuesday, Dec. 9 when the Miami Heat faced the Orlando Magic in an East quarterfinal game.

Reaching Vegas already means a significant raise for some players. Each full-time player on a semifinal roster earns a $106,187 paycheck, which escalates with each subsequent round of the NBA Cup. The championship-winning players will earn $530,933, a nice payday for anyone playing on or near the league minimum $1.366 million salary.

Orlando Magic guard Desmond Bane was fined $35,000 by the NBA for launching the ball at New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby in a bizarre incident.