After an exciting Opening Night in the NBA, 24 more teams tip off their 2025-26 campaign.

The NBA Opening Night schedule concludes with the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors, which tips off at 10 p.m. ET.

The Oklahoma City Thunder will start a title defense against Kevin Durant and the new-look Houston Rockets.

The Thunder Wire exclusively talked to Carlesimo before the Opening Night festivities. He discussed the job Sam Presti has done to build up a second championship contender, along with what he thinks of Kevin Durant's presence and notorious relationship with the OKC fanbase.

Oklahoma City Thunder players hold up their championship rings prior to the game against the Houston Rockets at Paycom Center on Oct. 21, 2025 in Oklahoma City, Ok.

Before the game, Oklahoma City's championship banner was raised into the rafters and the players were presented with their championship rings for last year's title run.

Edgecombe’s 14 first-quarter points were also the most ever for a player’s first NBA quarter.

With the return of the NBA came the return of a popular Draft Kings promotion.

The game coverage felt big — particularly the lineups being introduced live by the home team PA announcer.

Michael Jordan made his debut as a special contributor to NBC Sports’ return to NBA broadcasting on Tuesday night, saying he’s doing so as a way to give back to basketball.