The NBA's Opening Night for the 2025-26 season promises to be quite the exciting spectacle for fans, with two legends clashing and a Kevin Durant OKC visit.

Opening Night of the 2025-26 NBA season will reportedly feature multiple matchups between Western Conference teams looking to return to the playoffs.

The opening night of the 2025-26 NBA season will star LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and reigning Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in a Western Conference doubleheader.

The Rockets are scheduled to face the Oklahoma City Thunder on opening night and play a Christmas Day game for the first time since 2019.

The full NBA schedule won’t be released until next week, but ESPN released the Opening Night and Christmas Day games yesterday, and the Houston Rockets have both. First, on October 21, the Rockets will travel to Oklahoma City to face what is likely to be one of their biggest competitors this year in the defending champion Thunder.

The NBA will open its 2025-26 season on October 21 with two Western Conference matchups, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. The night begins with the Houston Rockets visiting the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder.

ESPN's Shams Charania reported the two matchups highlighted on opening night. Up first will be the reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder against the Houston Rockets. This will give the Thunder a national stage to celebrate their championship victory from this past season.