The first game of the 25-26 NBA season promises to be one of the best matchups of the opening week. Kevin Durant will make his Houston Rockets debut against the franchise he left in 2017, who will be celebrating the first-ever ring night in franchise history.

The NBA Cup returns in 2025 for the third annual in-season tournament. The Sporting News is your guide to tickets, schedules, arena policies and more to know for the tournament, including the semifinals and championship in Las Vegas.

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.

NBA season. NBA dates for opening night, regular season, All-Star Game, play-in tournament, playoffs, and offseason.

Free Press sports writers answer big questions and making predictions about the Detroit Pistons and NBA Finals for the 2025-26 season.

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Fans tuning into the NBA this season will have to adjust their viewing habits to new networks and a seven-day-a-week national TV schedule.

Here is all of our key fantasy basketball draft content -- rankings, sleepers, schedule grid and draft tips -- collected into downloadable/printable PDF cheat sheets.

ESPN and ABC will primarily cover games on Sundays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays during the 2025-26 regular season. "Inside the NBA" will serve as ESPN's main pregame, halftime and postgame show for its biggest events, but "NBA Countdown" will still air before select games.