While NBA Cup games broadcast on TV across NBC and ESPN, the in-season tournament can also be streamed on web-based streaming cable services — like DirecTV, Fubo and Hulu + Live TV — some of which even offer free trials. Games are also streamable on Prime Video and Peacock.

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Not only will the Thunder and Rockets open the 2025-26 season, but they will also rechristen the NBA on NBC. A new era is set to begin on Tuesday, Oct. 21, as for the first time in more than 23 years,

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The NBA is finally back on NBC. For the first time since 2002, the league will once again broadcast games on the network. It all tips off on opening night Oct. 21, with a banner-raising ceremony in Oklahoma City followed by a classic California rivalry.

The 2025 NBA season tips off with an incredible doubleheader with the Houston Rockets vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder followed by the Golden State Warriors vs. the Los Angeles Lakers. Opening night airs on Tuesday, Oct. 21 on NBC, which can be streamed online with Peacock.