Coverage of the NBA is going to look a little different with the start of the 2025-26 season, and finding each game may present a bit of a challenge.

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 NBA has a new home for its 2025-26 season, with fans able to catch the New York Knicks, Boston Celtics, and Los Angeles Lakers for free.

Western Conference fans should appreciate NBC’s approach to its “Coast 2 Coast Tuesday” telecasts starting Oct. 28. In most weeks, NBC TV stations in the Western and Mountain time zones will get their own games in prime time at 8 p.m., rather than a 5 p.m. start time for an East Coast contest.

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.

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.

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.)