The 2025-26 NBA regular season begins on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. Opening night features the Houston Rockets at the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Golden State Warriors at the Los Angeles Lakers. The Warriors vs. Lakers game is scheduled for 10 p.m. ET on NBC.

The NBA media landscape has experienced some significant changes ahead of the 2025-26 season. ABC and ESPN remain key networks on the NBA's TV schedule, but TNT is out after Turner Sports failed to reach an agreement on a new deal with the league.

The Los Angeles Lakers (8-4) travel to Smoothie King Center to face the New Orleans Pelicans (2-9) in this Friday night NBA matchup.

Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers (2-2) travel to Target Center to face Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves (2-2) in a regular-season NBA matchup on Wednesday. The Lakers are still awaiting the regular-season debut of LeBron James, though ...

When LeBron James steps on the court for the Los Angeles Lakers, he will set an NBA record for most seasons played with 23.

The infamous Jalen Hood-Schifino Jazz trade has worked out nicely for the Lakers — they’re 10-4 thus far despite injuries to their top duo. They rank second in the league at charity-stripe shots, not amazing news for the Jazz (or Ace Bailey ),