The opening night time of the 2025-26 NBA season will star LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and reigning Most Worthwhile Participant Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in a Western Convention doubleheader.
The Houston Rockets will go to the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder and the Golden State Warriors will play on the Los Angeles Lakers on Oct. 21 to tip off the brand new season, ESPN and The Athletic reported Friday.
The Rockets are Durant’s latest group, and he’ll have to take a seat and watch one among his former groups, the Thunder, elevate their first championship banner earlier than the sport. The Warriors and Lakers will meet after that as James enters his eighth season with Los Angeles whereas Luka Doncic begins his first full season with the Lake Present.
The doubleheader will function the primary regular-season NBA video games broadcast by NBC in 23 years. The upcoming season marks the beginning of a brand new media rights deal that locations video games on NBC and Amazon Prime Video whereas the league continues its relationship with Disney.
ABC and ESPN will current its customary five-game Christmas Day slate, the stories additionally revealed, with a heavy Western Convention affect:
–Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks
–San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder
–Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers
–Dallas Mavericks and Golden State Warriors
–Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets
The Rockets-Lakers recreation will pit Durant towards James, whereas Klay Thompson once more visits Golden State as a member of the Mavericks.
The Spurs-Thunder rivalry continues to blossom, as properly, with star facilities Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren slated to go nose to nose.
–Area Stage Media/Reuters
