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Here's how to watch 2025-26 NBA games online without cable, including ways to livestream basketball for free this season.
The 2025-26 NBA season tips off with a doubleheader on Tuesday, Oct. 21, when the NBA returns to NBC and debuts on Peacock. The Oklahoma City Thunder hosts the Houston Rockets (7:30 p.m. ET) and the Golden State Warriors visit the Los Angeles Lakers (10 p.m. ET).
The NBA season tips off on Tuesday, October 21st, with four of the top teams in action, before the rest of the league debuts in the days that follow.