The newest home for NBA hoops, Prime Video opens its inaugural season at the World’s Most Famous Arena on Oct. 24 when the Knicks host the Celtics in the opening game of a doubleheader, followed by the Timberwolves visiting the Lakers in Los Angeles.

NBC went all-out to make its NBA comeback an event, most notably bringing in Michael Jordan for the "MJ: Insights To Excellence” series ahead of the opener. The network fully leaned in to the nostalgia of its last stint with the NBA, featuring the iconic "Roundball Rock" intro music and showing player intros, a rare sight on recent broadcasts.

Former NBA player Damon Jones was criminally charged in a new indictment that suggests Jones leaked information about the injury status of LeBron James to sports bettors before a February 2023 game while he was affiliated with the Los Angeles Lakers.

The 2025-26 NBA season is officially at hand, and it's missing a key character. For the first time since the 2018-19 season, LeBron James is absent from the festivities. This is the first season opener he's ever missed,