The Thunder will host the Houston Rockets for the 2025-26 Opening Night on Tuesday, Oct. 21. As tradition, they will celebrate their NBA championship with a pregame banner drop and ring ceremony. Kevin Durant's attendance across the court gives this matchup some extra juice as it will start the NBC era.

The Oklahoma City Thunder felt slighted last season when they were left off the NBA's Christmas schedule. That won't be an issue this year.

Reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City will play host to the Houston Rockets on October 21 to tip off the league's 80th season, NBA officials announced on Tuesday.The Thunder will raise their championship banner before reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and his teammates face the Kevin Durant-led Rockets.

As for the Thunder, who won 68 games against just 14 losses last season, their core remains intact, with Gilgeous-Alexander, the reigning NBA Most Valuable Player, leading the charge. Chet Holmgren, Jalen Williams, Lu Dort and Alex Caruso are all still in the Thunder’s fold.

The opening night of the 2025-26 NBA season will feature the defending champion Thunder hosting the Rockets, and the Warriors visiting the Lakers.

Here's what we know about the NBA’s opening night and Christmas Day slates, as well as marquee games on ABC and NBC.

The Indiana Pacers will open their 2025-26 season with an NBA Finals rematch on national television. ESPN announced on Tuesday the games they will broadcast as part of opening-week doubleheaders on Oct.

The Indiana Pacers are slated to host a critical 2025 playoff opponent for their October 23 season opener, which will be broadcast nationally on ESPN. Indiana's postseason success across the past two years has clearly helped establish this team on the national stage,