A new champion will emerge this Sunday as the Sacramento Kings and Charlotte Hornets clash in the NBA Summer League final, capping off a thrilling week of standout showings and nail-biting matchups.<\/p>\n
The Kings brought their five-day hot streak to a screeching halt in the semifinals, and did so in style. They dismantled a veteran-heavy Raptors squad 98-88 with confidence, led by Isaac Jones, the former Washington State standout, who simply couldn\u2019t miss. But what really sets this Kings team apart is their collective effort on the glass.<\/p>\n
Four of the five starters grabbed at least five rebounds, and three bench players chipped in with three boards each. That kind of commitment across the lineup is championship DNA.<\/p>\n
The Hornets absolutely earned their spot in the final, taking down a sharp and gritty Thunder team that had been impressive all tournament.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jaylen Sims had the hot hand, torching the Thunder with 25 points on a silky 10-for-14 shooting night, including four triples for good measure. The Hornets’ prized rookie Kon Knueppel also chipped in 17 points in just 21 minutes as Charlotte cruised to a 109-80 blowout, booking a championship date with Sacramento.<\/p>\n
But Charlotte doesn\u2019t have the same depth as Sacramento. They tend to lean heavily on a select few to do the heavy lifting, and that imbalance might just be their undoing when the pressure peaks.<\/p>\n
Here is everything that you need to know about Sunday’s Vegas Summer League championship game between the Kings and the Hornets.\u00a0<\/p>\n
How to watch NBA Summer League championship game 2025TV channel:\u00a0ESPNLive stream: Kayo<\/a>, Foxtel<\/p>\n NBA Vegas Summer League championship game will air on ESPN in Australia.\u00a0Cord-cutters can stream the games on\u00a0Kayo<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Foxtel.<\/p>\n NBA Summer League championship game start timeDate:\u00a0Monday, July 21, 2025Time: 12\u00a0p.m. AEST<\/p>\n Kings vs. Hornets will tip off at around 12 p.m. AEST on Monday, July 21, 2025. The game will be played at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.\u00a0<\/p>\n NBA Summer League playoffs 2025 scheduleDateGameTime (ET)TV channelJuly 19Kings 98,\u00a0Raptors 88\u2014\u2014July 19Hornets 109,\u00a0Thunder 80\u2014\u2014July 20Championship game: Kings vs. Hornets10 p.m.ESPN,\u00a0Kayo<\/a>Related Links<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new champion will emerge this Sunday as the Sacramento Kings and Charlotte Hornets clash in the NBA…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8193,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[557],"tags":[64,63,590,85],"class_list":["post-8192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nba","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8192","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8192"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8192\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}