Here is everything you need to know about watching NBA games during the 2025-26 season, including the new weekly national TV and streaming schedule.

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DETROIT – Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! will air on Cozi TV on Tuesday as live NBA coverage returns to NBC. Through NBC’s new deal with the NBA, WDIV Local 4 will air the first two games of the regular season Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. An NBA pregame show will air from 6:30-7:30 p.m.

The NBA returns to NBC with a star-studded doubleheader Oct. 21. Here's everything to know for this season, including schedule, announcers and more.

Here is everything you need to know about "Inside the NBA," including how to watch the show during the 2025-26 season.

Follow along with the best of a "classic" opening night battle between the Rockets and Thunder as the NBA returns to NBC and Peacock.

Two one-loss Western Conference foes face off, and we break down the best bets in Tuesday's NBA same-game parlay