The NBA officially returned to NBC on Tuesday night for opening night of the 2025-2026 NBA season for a double header, but the broadcast did not get off to a good start. The first game of the night featured the defending Finals champion Oklahoma City Thunder taking on Oklahoma City icon Kevin Durant and his new team,

The Oklahoma City Thunder celebrated their 2024-25 season on Tuesday in front of the home crowd, raising the organization's second championship banner and their first since moving to the city.

The 2025-26 National Basketball Association (NBA) season gets under way on Tuesday when defending champions Oklahoma City Thunder take on the Houston Rockets in the opening match.

The New York Knicks open their season on Wednesday in a clash with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

In the injury-ravaged East, the Cleveland Cavaliers return a core -- Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland, Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen -- that led them to 64 wins and a No. 1 seed last season. They face off Wednesday night against a Knicks team with Finals-or-bust expectations (7 p.