2021 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto

The 2021 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto was the 85th edition of the Spanish Basketball King's Cup.

[2] Real Madrid was the defending champion which was defeated in the final by eternal rival Barça which conquered its 26th cup.

[3] Given the uncertainty generated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACB agreed that to use the win percentage over the total number of games played by each team as the first criterion to decide the qualification for the Copa del Rey, thus avoiding harming any club if it cannot play all their matches before the January 10 deadline.

Architects Enrique Hermoso and Paloma Huidobro projected a High-Tech style new arena that was built at the same location between 2002 and 2005.

The arena hosted two major international basketball events in the first decade of the 21st century - the knockout stage of EuroBasket 2007 and the 2008 Euroleague Final Four.