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 NBA on NBC returns: Here's what those behind-the-scenes say fans can expect originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia This is the NBA on NBC. Those words, and the iconic sports theme playing in the background as they were said, have not been heard during the broadcast of an NBA game in over two decades.

Postgame editions will be open-ended on ESPN while ABC will run a half-hour and then continue on the ESPN app. The program will air on 20 dates during the regular season and throughout the NBA Playoffs, including the Eastern Conference Finals and the NBA Finals.

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The New York Knicks are heading into the regular season with hopes of making a deeper run in the NBA playoffs under new coach Mike Brown. The Knicks have retained their core around superstar Jalen Brunson,