Overview

• The Sunday Night Basketball debut airs Feb. 1 with a doubleheader: Lakers at Knicks, followed by Oklahoma City at Denver.
• Kravitz recorded the weekly show open in Philadelphia with NBC Sports creative director Tripp Dixon, mirroring the music-driven style used for Sunday Night Football.
• Eleven Sunday night broadcasts will each be preceded by a one-hour on-site Basketball Night in America, with the series pausing Feb. 8 and 15 for the Super Bowl, NBA All-Star festivities, and the 2026 Winter Olympics before resuming Feb. 22.
• NBC’s game crews feature Mike Tirico and Noah Eagle on play-by-play with Reggie Miller and Jamal Crawford as analysts, while studio analysts include Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter, and Tracy McGrady, with Michael Jordan expected as a special contributor.
• Beyond Sundays, NBCU plans Peacock NBA Monday and Coast 2 Coast Tuesday as part of up to 100 regular-season games, with advertiser demand reported near sellout across nearly 170 brands.