Overview
- The NBA on Tuesday revealed an opening-day tripleheader for Tuesday, Oct. 20 that will air on NBC/Peacock: Boston at Detroit at 3 p.m. ET, Philadelphia at New York at 7 p.m. ET, and Oklahoma City at San Antonio at 9:30 p.m. ET.
- LeBron James will make his 76ers regular-season debut at Madison Square Garden against the defending champion New York Knicks on Oct. 20, and his Philadelphia home debut is set for Oct. 22 vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers.
- The league also announced a five-game Christmas Day slate for Dec. 25 — Spurs at Knicks, Heat at Celtics, 76ers at Lakers, Thunder at Timberwolves, and Nuggets at Warriors — to be shown on ABC and ESPN.
- Broadcast windows were assigned with NBC/Peacock carrying the opening tripleheader, ESPN/ABC airing opening-week windows and Christmas, and Amazon Prime Video taking select Friday national games, reflecting network demand in schedule construction.
- The NBA will release the NBA Cup schedule on Wednesday and the full regular-season slate on Thursday after delaying final marquee placements while awaiting LeBron’s team decision, a pause Commissioner Adam Silver said networks and teams requested for clarity.