Overview
- Opening Night on Oct. 21 will air on NBC for the first time in 23 years and feature the Rockets at the Thunder followed by the Warriors at the Lakers.
- The Oklahoma City Thunder will receive their 2024 championship rings before hosting Kevin Durant’s Houston Rockets.
- Five Christmas Day games on Dec. 25 will be broadcast across ABC and ESPN in continuation of the league’s holiday tradition.
- The Christmas slate consists of Cavaliers at Knicks, Spurs at Thunder, Rockets at Lakers, Mavericks at Warriors and Timberwolves at Nuggets.
- These marquee showcases roll out under the NBA’s new 11-year, $76 billion media rights agreement that restores NBC’s Opening Night slot and maintains ABC/ESPN’s Christmas Day coverage.