The Thunder are being pushed to the limit by teams looking to measure up against the reigning champion of the NBA.

The Indiana Pacers start their season by hosting the Oklahoma City Thunder, who beat them in the 2025 NBA Finals: Scores, live updates, highlights.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander poured in a career-high 55 points as the Thunder outlasted the Indiana Pacers 141-135 on Thursday in what was Oklahoma City’s second straight double-overtime victory to begin the season.

Oklahoma City’s championship rings are set to be presented shortly before the new NBA season’s curtain-raising game, which sees the Thunder host the Houston Rockets on Tuesday, October 21. The championship-ring ceremony will also see the franchise unfurl its 2024-25 title-winning banner inside Paycom Center.

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.

Oklahoma City is set for action again on Saturday, and it’s hoping for a much better shooting performance from one of its most important players. Over the past

The NBA regular season returned on Tuesday night in a big way. The defending champions, the Oklahoma City Thunder, escaped with a double overtime win over the Houston Rockets on banner night. Once again,

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder started their title defense with a double-overtime win over the Houston Rockets.