The Rockets and Thunder may have just given us the best season opener in NBA history. Houston controlled most of regulation, but Shai Gilgeous-Alexander got hot in the fourth quarter to send the game to overtime.

ESPN's fantasy basketball daily cheat sheet is your pregame destination before you set your lineups for that night's games. Here you'll read our best advice for the night, including a selection of players you can stream as well as game-by-game injury reports.

From Michael Jordan to Mike Tirico and Roundball Rock, NBC showed the impact it will have on NBA games this season.

Jordan, speaking to NBC play-by-play voice Mike Tirico in the first installment of a series the network is calling “MJ: Insights to Excellence,” said he makes a conscious decision to prioritize time with family over being seen more in the public basketball eye.

Eric Gordon, Thomas Bryant, OG Anunoby, Trayce Jackson-Davis and Kel'el Ware represent the Indiana basketball program in the NBA.

This marks the first night of NBA games aired live on NBC since the 2002 NBA Finals. After 23 years away, NBC re-entered a broadcast rights deal with the NBA in July 2024, set to take effect at the beginning of the 2025-26 regular season — which is tonight.

No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg makes his NBA debut Wednesday night against former No. 1 pick Victor Wembanyama. Here's everything to know.