Las Vegas’ tourism authority is set to spend millions of dollars to sponsor future NBA and college football events in Southern Nevada.

At Tuesday’s Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board of directors meeting votes to approve a $1 million sponsorship to host this year’s NBA Cup semifinals and championship game and nearly $2.7 million to sponsor the Vegas Kickoff Classic for 2027 through 2030 are on the agenda.

The NBA Cup finals is returning in December to Las Vegas for the third-straight year. The event takes place Dec. 13 and 16 at T-Mobile Arena. The NBA Cup is the culmination of the NBA’s in-season tournament, where all 30 teams play group matches in their respective groups on select dates throughout the season, leading to the quarterfinals that kick off the knockout round

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