It’s a full-court press toward the start of the NBA season, which means it’s time to get down to details. Of course we’re talking the really important stuff — like team matchups, game dates, and times — that will round out the schedule for the full 2025-2026 broadcast calendar when the NBA on NBC tips off this fall.

The 2025-26 NBA schedule is slowly starting to roll out ahead of the full official release on Thursday. On Tuesday morning, fans got some more important dates to circle on the basketball calendar. We already knew the two opening night games,

Here's what we know about the NBA’s opening night and Christmas Day slates, as well as marquee games on ABC and NBC.