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NBA Unveils 2025–26 Broadcast Slate Featuring NBC Return, Prime Video Exclusives and NBA Cup Calendar

These announcements set the tone for a multiplatform season rollout aligning NBC/Peacock openers with Prime Video exclusives plus the NBA Cup’s national broadcast assignments before the full slate is published

Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors and LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Stew Leonard Jr. at the ceremony to mark the opening of the new store. Stew Leonard’s celebrates the opening of its new store in Clifton NJ on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. The grand opening is on Friday May 17, 2024. The Stew Leonard’s team toasted the event with a glass of milk and unveiled a statue of the founder of the grocery store. Cows and calves were brought to the event.

Overview

  • The season will tip off Oct. 21 on NBC and Peacock with Oklahoma City vs. Houston at 7:30 p.m. ET followed by Lakers vs. Warriors at 10 p.m. ET
  • NBC’s reinstatement as a national rights holder brings NBA games back to the network for the first time since 2002 and includes a Martin Luther King Jr. Day quadrupleheader on Jan. 19, 2026
  • Amazon Prime Video will launch its exclusive NBA coverage on Oct. 24 with back-to-back doubleheaders featuring Celtics-Knicks at 7:30 p.m. ET and Timberwolves-Lakers at 10 p.m. ET
  • The Emirates NBA Cup group stage runs Oct. 31–Nov. 28 with designated ‘Cup Nights’ on Fridays plus Nov. 25–26, and national windows span Prime Video (17 games), NBC/Peacock, ESPN and NBA League Pass
  • Knockout rounds are set for Dec. 9–16—quarterfinals at higher-seeded arenas and semifinals/final in Las Vegas—all airing on Prime Video while the full 82-game schedule is finalized