The 2025-26 NBA season has tipped off Tuesday night. The Oklahoma City Thunder host the Houston Rockets, while the Los Angeles Lakers are playing the Golden State Warriors. With the regular season officially underway,

The Warriors helped open the new NBA season on Tuesday night. A new 11-year, $76 billion TV deal kicked in along with it.

Victor Wembanyama comes off a spectacular opening game as he leads the San Antonio Spurs into action on Friday night against Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans.

The NBA’s return to NBC is part of an 11-year, $76 billion rights package spread across ESPN/ABC, NBC/Peacock and Amazon’s Prime Video. NBC will air primetime games on Tuesdays throughout the season, and Sundays after its NFL commitments end, and Peacock will have streaming-exclusive games on Monday nights.

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.

Announcers: Lisa Byington (play-by-play), Marques Johnson or Wesley Matthews (analysis) and Stephen Watson (sideline reporter) will call the game on FanDuel Sports Wisconsin. Dave Koehn will call the game. Yes, the Bucks broadcast is on the Sirius XM app and the Cavaliers broadcast is on Channel 86.

Well, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver rolled his eyes at the thought. Ahead of the 2025-26 Opening Night, where the Thunder handed out rings and unveiled their championship banner, he said there's zero correlation between market size related to TV ratings. He talked to ESPN's Pat McAfee.

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