An exciting two-game slate on Tuesday night kicked off the 2025-26 NBA season, but NBA fans and bettors get a full introduction to the season on Wednesday, Oct.

From Michael Jordan to Mike Tirico and Roundball Rock, NBC showed the impact it will have on NBA games this season.

From Andrew Nembhard to Nikola Jović, here are seven players who could be poised to break out during the 2025-26 NBA season.

NBA referee Zach Zarba explained why Kevin Durant wasn't assessed a technical foul near the end of overtime during the Houston Rockets' 125-124 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday.

Kentucky Wildcats have 27 former players in the NBA this season, beating out Duke Blue Devils originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Kentucky Wildcats are very well represented in the NBA.

The NBA has returned to NBC. What are current players' favorite memories on the network? Well, most weren't born yet.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has said that WNBA players will get “a big increase” in pay from the league’s new collective bargaining agreement.

NBA 2K26 is actually discounted across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Switch 2.