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,

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The 2025-26 NBA season begins Tuesday with a doubleheader between Western Conference teams with NBA title aspirations. Here's how to watch.

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.

Former Sacramento Kings player Mike Bibby provides commentary alongside hosts Kyle Draper and Morgan Ragan before a Kings game on Dec. 2, 2023, at Golden 1 Center. A $75 billion NBA TV deal taking effect this season will affect how fans are able to watch nationally televised games. Hector Amezcua Sacramento Bee file

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.

To watch the entire national lineup, you essentially need two subscriptions: a multi-channel provider (like cable or YouTube TV), and Amazon Prime Video. (Without the former, you need three direct-to-consumer subscriptions: ESPN’s new service, Peacock and Prime.)