No time will be wasted to renew a modern NBA rivalry on Opening Night of the 2025-’26 NBA season, when Steph Curry and the Golden Warriors visit Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers.

Houston Rockets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder at 7:30 PM ET and Warriors vs. Lakers at 10 PM ET. Lineups, injuries, players, where to watch, and more.

1. After a 23-year hiatus, NBC gets back in the NBA business starting tonight with a doubleheader featuring the Thunder at the Rockets at 7:30 p.m. ET and the Warriors at the Lakers at 10 p.m. ET. NBC, which aired the NBA from 1990 to 2002, is entering Year 1 of an 11-year deal with the league.

The 2025-26 NBA season tips off with a doubleheader on Tuesday, Oct. 21, when the NBA returns to NBC and debuts on Peacock. The Oklahoma City Thunder hosts the Houston Rockets (7:30 p.m. ET) and the Golden State Warriors visit the Los Angeles Lakers (10 p.m. ET).

The Oklahoma City Thunder will try to do something that hasn't been done in the NBA since 2018 — repeat as champion.

The 2025-26 NBA season begins on Tuesday night, and it’s a perfect time to take some player props, especially with all of the stars that will be taking the floo

The newest home for NBA hoops, Prime Video opens its inaugural season at the World’s Most Famous Arena on Oct. 24 when the Knicks host the Celtics in the opening game of a doubleheader, followed by the Timberwolves visiting the Lakers in Los Angeles.

Ranking NBA's broadcast teams for 2025-26, from ESPN to NBC and Amazon Prime originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Some things will change, and others will remain the same as the 2025-26 NBA season begins.

After three straight postseason exits at the hands of the Detroit "Bad Boys" Pistons, Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls finally got over the hump in 1991. They won their first NBA championship after defeating Magic Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers in five games.