NBA Cup final leaving Las Vegas for Butler's Hinkle Fieldhouse
Jason OwensStaff writerTue, June 30, 2026 at 11:05 PM UTC·2 min readThe NBA is leaving Las Vegas — for the NBA Cup final, at least.
The league announced Tuesday it will hold next season's NBA Cup final at Butler's Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The game is scheduled for Dec. 11. The NBA did not address where the semifinal games will be held.
The league had previously held the NBA Cup semifinals and final at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas since its inception in 2023. But the NBA's contract with the arena was on a year-to-year basis, opening up the possibility of moving the early-season showcase to a different locale.
That prompted speculation that the NBA Cup could move to Duke's Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, as the league reportedly sought a unique setting in a historic basketball venue.
It turns out that the league decided on another classic college basketball gym, just on Butler's campus. The change of venue will come with a significantly reduced capacity of 9,100. But it comes with the promise of a raucous college atmosphere and a compelling product for the Amazon Prime stream of the game.
Holding the game at Butler's campus instead of at Cameron Indoor or at another college venue like Kansas' Allen Fieldhouse places the game in an NBA city, which may have been a factor amid concerns that a December game on a college campus may have drawn dampened interest amid exams or winter break.
Growing success of the NBA Cup
The NBA Cup will take place for its fourth season in 2025-26. An in-season tournament modeled after those of European soccer leagues, its intent is to ramp up stakes and interest in early-season NBA basketball.
The tournament was met with skepticism when it was announced, but has grown in popularity and intensity over the course of three seasons. The Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks won the first two NBA Cups in 2023 and 2024.
Last season's Cup final saw the New York Knicks defeat the San Antonio Spurs, which turned out to be a preview of the matchup and the result of the NBA Finals.
Child sex offender drops outrageous claim after California bill to ban him from office fails
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Child sex offender drops outrageous claim after California bill to ban him from office fails
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Add The California Post on GoogleA registered child sex offender in California who sparked outrage earlier this year with his failed bid for Fresno City Council is celebrating after state lawmakers killed a bill that would have barred him — and others like him — from running for public office.
Rene Campos, who failed to collect the 20 signatures needed to qualify for the Fresno City Council ballot in March, hailed the demise of the legislation as a victory for constitutional rights.
“The First Amendment does not belong to the comfortable,” Campos told Fox26 News. “Today, the Senate Committee did what Fresno refused to do. It stopped and remembered the Constitution.”
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Campos’ comments came after Assembly Bill 2753, which sought to prohibit registered sex offenders from seeking local or state elected office in California, failed Tuesday to advance out of the Senate Elections Committee for a vote to become the law of the land.
The high-profile legislation was introduced by Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria after Campos’ controversial campaign drew statewide and national attention, with critics demanding California close what they called a loophole that allowed registered sex offenders to seek elected office.
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Under the proposal, all registered sex offenders would have been barred from running for office, regardless of which tier of California’s sex offender registry they fell under.
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The measure ultimately stalled after Soria and members of the Senate Elections Committee, chaired by Sen. Scott Wiener, failed to reach a compromise.
Committee members argued the bill was too broad because California’s three-tier sex offender registry includes offenders convicted of lower-level crimes.
Senators proposed limiting the ban to Tier 3 offenders, who must remain on the registry for life, but Soria rejected the amendments, arguing they undermined the purpose of the legislation.
California’s registry places offenders into three categories based on the severity and frequency of their crimes.
Tier 1 offenders must register for at least 10 years, Tier 2 offenders for at least 20 years, while Tier 3 offenders remain on the registry for life with no opportunity for removal.
“If you look at the crimes of people in Tier 1 and Tier 2, we need to draw the line somewhere, and I believe that if you’re a registered sex offender, you have no business running for local or state office without a compromise,” Soria told Fox News.
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Campos became the face of the debate after announcing his candidacy for Fresno City Council despite pleading no contest in 2018 to a misdemeanor charge of possessing child sexual abuse material, which requires him to register as a sex offender.
His campaign triggered fierce backlash from fellow candidates and residents, who argued a registered sex offender should be disqualified from holding public office.
One rival questioned how Campos could effectively represent constituents when registered sex offenders face restrictions around schools, while another said anyone on the registry should be automatically barred from serving.
Campos also drew criticism after holding a campaign press conference just steps from an elementary school, prompting school officials to file a police report.
His campaign ultimately collapsed after he failed to gather the 20 nomination signatures required to appear on the ballot.
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Despite that defeat, Campos argued the failed legislation exposed broader political motives.
“This was never just about one bill or one campaign. Fresno moved with remarkable speed when it wanted to gut an old Parks bill and turn it into a political weapon, yet the same urgency is missing on homelessness, housing, public safety, and the people begging City Hall for help,” Campos told Fox26 News.
“My CPRA investigations continue to show a deeper pattern around power, transparency, and whether Fresno officials used their positions to serve the public or protect themselves. So the real question is not why this bill failed. The real question is why Fresno was so willing to push it in the first place.”
Although AB 2753 is dead for now, Soria vowed to continue pursuing legislation to prevent registered sex offenders from running for public office.
“The fight continues. We don’t give up just because we lose once,” she said.
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Walk-Off Wagers: MLB Best Bets Today (Predictions for Pirates-Phillies, Cardinals-Braves, Dodgers-Athletics)
Walk-Off Wagers: MLB Best Bets Today (Predictions for Pirates-Phillies, Cardinals-Braves, Dodgers-Athletics)
Breaking down the MLB best bets for Wednesday, July 1.Ryan Gilbert|
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Pittsburgh PiratesPhiladelphia PhilliesSt. Louis CardinalsAtlanta BravesLos Angeles DodgersAthleticsThe MLB schedule opens July with a 14-game slate on Wednesday.
The Rays and Dodgers came through for us yesterday, with the Braves being the lone blemish on a 2-1 night.
I’m targeting a pair of favorites and a road underdog my MLB best bets tonight.
Let’s get right into the MLB best bets – and their odds at the best betting sites – for Wednesday, July 1.
MLB Best Bets for Wednesday, July 2
Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook
- Philadelphia Phillies (-144) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
- St. Louis Cardinals (+114) at Atlanta Braves
- Los Angeles Dodgers -1.5 (-112) at Athletics
Philadelphia Phillies (-144) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
Zack Wheeler and Paul Skenes are set to face off for the second time this season.
Wheeler outdueled Skenes back on May 17, with the Phillies coming away with a 6-0 victory in Pittsburgh. Philadelphia tagged the Pirates ace for five runs in as many innings in that one, while Wheeler threw six shutout frames.
The Phillies have been fantastic over the past several weeks as they’ve improved to 48-38, including 24-20 at home. The Pirates are stuck at .500, including 20-21 on the road.
Philadelphia is the superior Pennsylvania team and will show that again tonight.
St. Louis Cardinals (+114) at Atlanta Braves
The Braves are in a rut right now. They’ve lost three in a row, scoring a total of five runs in those games, and are 1-7 in their last eight contests. The Braves
The Cardinals were also happy to turn the calendar to July, but they did finish June with wins against the Marlins and Braves.
Michael McGreevy and Reynaldo Lopez are about on the same level on the mound, and the Cardinals aren’t stumbling quite as badly as the Braves recently. There’s some value on St. Louis as road underdogs tonight.
Los Angeles Dodgers -1.5 (-112) at Athletics
I’m running back this pick at the exact same price as last night.
The Dodgers cruised to a 9-4 victory on Monday and then a 9-3 win last night. They now have Shohei Ohtani on the mound as they go for the sweep in Sacramento.
The A’s have lost four in a row, 8 of 10, and 10 of their last 14 games. They’re just 40-46 on the season, and 18-25 at home.
This should be another easy win for Los Angeles tonight, even with J.T. Ginn on the mound for the A’s.
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RYAN GILBERTRyan is a sports betting writer at Sports Illustrated. He has experience working for NHL.com, NBC Sports, Covers, and more throughout his decade in the industry. As a Philadelphia native, he understands the passion and pain that come with being a sports fan.
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