The Rockets and Thunder may have just given us the best season opener in NBA history. Houston controlled most of regulation, but Shai Gilgeous-Alexander got hot in the fourth quarter to send the game to overtime.

The first full season of Luka Doncic begins in L.A. as the Lakers square off against Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors.

The Oklahoma City Thunder received their NBA championship rings before their season opener against the Houston Rockets.

Michael Jordan made his debut as a special contributor to NBC Sports' return to NBA broadcasting on Tuesday night, saying he's doing so as a way to give back to basketball. Jordan, speaking to NBC play-by-play voice Mike Tirico in the first installment of a series the network is calling "MJ: Insights to Excellence,

“NBA on NBC” officially returned on Tuesday night with the 2025-26 season opener between the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Okla. The veteran broadcaster Tirico did play-by-play for the contest, having previously been named NBC’s lead voice for their return to NBA game coverage.

The NBA has returned to NBC. What are current players' favorite memories on the network? Well, most weren't born yet.