NBC Sports announced its NBA on NBC and Peacock broadcast assignments for the first two weeks as the 2025-26 season opener nears. The new season kicks off on October 21.

In the first game, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder will raise their championship banner and receive their championship rings just before they host the Houston Rockets and Kevin Durant, who is making his Rockets debut against the franchise he spent the first nine seasons of his career with, at 7:30 p.m.

In the second game, Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler, and the Golden State Warriors travel to Los Angeles to face Luka Dončić and the Lakers in a Western Conference showdown at 10 p.m. ET.

October 21 – NBA Tip-Off: Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock

• Play-by-Play: Mike Tirico
• Analysts: Reggie Miller, Jamal Crawford
• Reporter: Zora Stephenson
• Studio Host: Maria Taylor
• Studio Analysts: Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter

October 21 – NBA Tip-Off: Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers at 10 p.m. ET

• Play-by-Play: Noah Eagle
• Analyst: Grant Hill
• Reporter: Ashley ShahAhmadi
• Studio Host: Ahmed Fareed
• Studio Analyst: Tracy McGrady

October 27 – Peacock NBA Monday (and Debut of “On the Bench”): Cleveland Cavaliers at Detroit Pistons – at 7 p.m. ET on Peacock

• Play-by-Play: Noah Eagle
• “On the Bench” Analysts: Robbie Hummel (Pistons), Austin Rivers (Cavaliers)
• Studio Host: Maria Taylor
• Studio Analysts: Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady

October 27 – Peacock NBA Monday: Denver Nuggets at Minnesota Timberwolves – at 9:30 p.m. ET on Peacock

• Play-by-Play: Michael Grady
• Analyst: Grant Hill
• Reporter: Ashley ShahAhmadi
• Studio Host: Maria Taylor
• Studio Analysts: Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady

October 28 – Coast 2 Coast Tuesday: New York Knicks at Milwaukee Bucks – at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock

• Play-by-Play: Mike Tirico
• Analysts: Reggie Miller, Jamal Crawford
• Reporter: Zora Stephenson
• Studio Host: Maria Taylor
• Studio Analysts: Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady

October 28 – Coast 2 Coast Tuesday: Los Angeles Clippers at Golden State Warriors – at 11 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock

• Play-by-Play: Terry Gannon
• Analyst: Grant Hill
• Reporter: Grant Liffmann
• Studio Host: Maria Taylor
• Studio Analysts: Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady

November 1 – NBA Mexico City Game 2025: Dallas Mavericks at Detroit Pistons – at 10 p.m. ET on Peacock

• Play-by-Play: Mark Followill
• Analyst: Grant Hill
• Reporter: Ashley ShahAhmadi
• Studio Host: Jordan Cornette
• Studio Analysts: Robbie Hummel, Austin Rivers

November 3 – Peacock NBA Monday: Minnesota Timberwolves at Brooklyn Nets – at 7 p.m. ET on Peacock

• Play-by-Play: Noah Eagle
• “On the Bench” Analysts: Robbie Hummel (Nets), Austin Rivers (Timberwolves)
• Studio Host: Maria Taylor
• Studio Analysts: Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter, Jamal Crawford

November 4 – Coast 2 Coast Tuesday: Orlando Magic at Atlanta Hawks – at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock

• Play-by-Play: Michael Grady
• Analyst: Jamal Crawford
• Reporter: Ashley ShahAhmadi
• Studio Host: Maria Taylor
• Studio Analysts: Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter

November 4 – Coast 2 Coast Tuesday: Oklahoma City Thunder at Los Angeles Clippers – at 11 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock

• Play-by-Play: Terry Gannon
• Analyst: Reggie Miller
• Reporter: Grant Liffmann
• Studio Host: Maria Taylor
• Studio Analysts: Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter

NBC SPORTS’ NBA PROGRAMMING RECAP

This season, NBC Sports will present up to 100 regular season NBA games — including five games each week for portions of the season — with consistent coverage on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday nights, plus All-Star Weekend and the NBA Playoffs.

Starting Oct. 27, Peacock NBA Monday will stream up to three NBA games nationwide on Monday nights throughout the regular season. A 30-minute studio program will lead into game coverage each Monday night.

Following American Express NBA Tip-Off on Tuesday, Oct. 21, Coast 2 Coast Tuesday will begin on Oct. 28 and present doubleheaders on Tuesday nights throughout the regular season on NBC and Peacock. On most Tuesdays, an 8 p.m. ET game will be presented to NBC stations in the Eastern and Central time zones, and an 8 p.m. PT game to NBC stations in the Pacific and Mountain time zones. Both games will stream live nationwide on Peacock. A 30-minute studio program will lead into coverage each week on Peacock.

After Sunday Night Football and NFL playoff coverage concludes in 2026, NBC Sports will launch Sunday Night Basketball across NBC and Peacock on Feb. 1, 2026. This year, Sunday Night Basketball will pause on Feb. 8 and Feb. 15, 2026, due to NBC Sports’ coverage of Super Bowl LX, the NBA All-Star Game, and the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. It will resume on Feb. 22 and run through April 5. Sunday nights will occasionally feature doubleheaders. A one-hour, on-site studio program will lead into game coverage each week on NBC and Peacock. The show open will star four-time GRAMMY Award-winning recording artist Lenny Kravitz.

In July 2024, NBCUniversal and the NBA announced an 11-year agreement to present NBA and WNBA regular-season and playoff basketball games across numerous platforms beginning with the 2025-26 season. NBC Sports has announced that Jamal Crawford, Reggie Miller, Grant Hill, Brad Daugherty, Derek Fisher, Robbie Hummel, Austin Rivers, and Brian Scalabrine will serve as game analysts; Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady as studio analysts; Maria Taylor and Ahmed Fareed as studio hosts; and Mike Tirico, Noah Eagle, Terry Gannon and Michael Grady as play-by-play voices. Jordan Cornette, Ashley ShahAhmadi, and Zora Stephenson were announced as courtside reporters and Grant Liffmann as an NBA Insider and Chris Mannix as an NBA digital insider. Michael Jordan has been announced as a special contributor.

Emmy Award-winning producer Frank DiGraci is NBC Sports’ NBA coordinating producer. In a nod to its original era of NBA coverage from 1990-2002, NBC Sports is bringing back Roundball Rock, one of the most iconic and beloved theme songs in sports history, and will use an AI-generated voice of the late Jim Fagan, a longtime NBC Sports narrator whose voice was synonymous with its NBA coverage and promotion.

The NBA on NBC and Peacock tips off with a double-header on October 21, 2025.

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