The NBA season tips off on Tuesday, October 21st, with four of the top teams in action, before the rest of the league debuts in the days that follow.

Do the Rockets make a move for a point guard? Which former Celtic will have the biggest impact on his new team? Questions: We've got 'em!

The 2025-26 NBA season begins Tuesday, Oct. 21, with two games on NBC. The first will feature the defending champions, Oklahoma City Thunder , hosting the Houston Rockets, with tip-off scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET.

In what could be an Eastern Conference Finals preview, the Cavaliers will begin the 2025-26 NBA regular season on Oct. 22 against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.

The NBA season-opening game tips off with the Oklahoma City Thunder hosting the Houston Rockets Tuesday. NBA season schedule, start time and where to watch.

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.

James is entering his 23rd season, moving him past Vince Carter for the longest career in NBA history. He'll also turn 41 in late December. He's already the oldest player to ever make an All-NBA team, but age isn't the only thing working against him here.

Oklahoma City begins their title defense against the Houston Rockets at Paycom Center at 7:30 p.m. ET as the NBA returns to NBC. Here's how to watch for free.

Kentucky Wildcats have 27 former players in the NBA this season, beating out Duke Blue Devils originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Kentucky Wildcats are very well represented in the NBA.

The 2025-26 NBA season will officially commence on Tuesday night, and the arrival of the new league year brings a new set of betting lines for some important wagers.

The Boston Celtics play basketball tonight, as we head into a season of the great unknown. For the first time in a long time, we head into a Celtics season with a lot more questions than answers.