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Pacers to host Thunder in 2025-26 season opener

First Pacers-Thunder NBA Finals rematch set for Oct. 23 on ESPN

ESPN announced on Tuesday the games they will broadcast as part of opening-week doubleheaders on Oct. 22 and 23. The Pacers will host the Thunder at 7:30 p.m. in an ESPN televised game on Oct. 23 after losing to the Thunder in seven games in the 2024-25 NBA Finals.

FOX59 on MSN · 1h

NBA Finals rematch to kick off 2025-26 Pacers regular season

Coming off a thrilling seven-game NBA Finals series in late June, the Indiana Pacers will face a familiar foe in their first game of the upcoming NBA season. NBA officials announced on Tuesday that the Pacers will host the Oklahoma City Thunder at 7:30 p.

WTHR · 1h

Pacers to host Thunder in 2025-26 season opener in NBA Finals rematch

Indiana Pacers forward Obi Toppin shoots over Oklahoma City Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein during Game 3 of the NBA Finals, June 11, 2025. INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers' final opponent in the 2024-25 season will be their first opponent in the 2025-26 season.

NBA, Christmas and MLK Day

FOX Sports on MSN · 1h

2025-26 NBA Schedule Release: Date, Key Opening Week Games Released, Christmas, MLK Day

The NBA, along with its main broadcast partners, released some key opening week and holiday matchups on Tuesday morning. Stay up to date with everything you need to know about the 2025-26 NBA Schedule release below:

Bleacher Report · 2h

NBA Christmas Day 2025 Schedule and Game-by-Game Preview, Analysis

Two of the top contenders in the Eastern Conference will face off when the Cavs match up with the Knicks. Neither team made major changes this offseason, sticking with core groups that led them to the Eastern Conference Semifinals and Finals, respectively, last season (both teams were eliminated by the Indiana Pacers).

Yahoo Sports on MSN · 1h

NBA schedule release: League confirms opening night, 5-game Christmas slate and 4-game MLK Day matchups

The leaks were all true. The NBA officially announced its opening night and Christmas Day matchups Tuesday, and they won't come as a surprise to those who have been paying attention. The defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder will kick off the 2025-26 NBA season on opening night in a matchup against Kevin Durant's Houston Rockets on Oct.

Durant, Warriors and his Finals

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Kevin Durant Says Him Winning NBA Finals MVP Awards Over Curry 'Scarred' Warriors Fans

Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant wrote that his NBA Finals MVP award victories over Stephen Curry "scarred" Golden State Warriors fans in a Sunday post on X.

Yahoo! Sports · 14h

"They will never recover" – Kevin Durant thinks his Finals MVPs are the main reason Golden State Warriors fans hate him

Kevin Durant spends his hot summer days debating with fans on social media. This time, his relationship with Golden State Warriors fans came into focus. It's been six years since KD last wore the jersey of the team he helped win two NBA titles,

NBC Bay Area · 19h

Kevin Durant claims some Warriors fans are ‘scarred' by his NBA Finals MVP nods

Kevin Durant believes some Golden State Warriors fans remain bothered by him winning NBA Finals MVP in 2017 and 2018.

ESPN reveals two massive doubleheaders to start 2025-26 NBA season

The NBA will tip off in October with two days of massive doubleheaders, including a 2025 NBA Finals rematch. While the ...

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NBA Opening Night schedule shows just how bad the East could be this year

The NBA’s Christmas Day lineup — traditionally a showcase for the league’s biggest and brightest stars — includes just two Eastern Conference teams out of the possible 10. MLK Day is the only ...

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3 NBA teams who will make playoffs after missing last year

The NBA playoff picture changes every year. Last season, four teams who missed the playoffs the previous year jumped into the ...

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2024 NBA playoffs bracket, schedule, scores: Mavericks extend NBA Finals as series moves to Boston for Game 5

Even though they took a loss on Friday, the Boston Celtics are still one win away from a record 18th NBA Finals title. They will host the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of their best-of-seven series on ...

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The under-the-radar concerns for each NBA contender in the 2025-26 season

These 10 NBA franchises have the best chance at the 2025-26 NBA title. What hurdles will they have to overcome to raise the ...

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NBA returns to NBC, debuts on Peacock opening night, Oct. 21, with Thunder vs. Rockets, Warriors vs. Lakers

Reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and former MVPs Kevin Durant, LeBron James and Stephen Curry will all take the court.

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NBA Finals: Pacers have one simple path to upsetting Thunder, and the ...

NBA Finals: Pacers have one simple path to upsetting Thunder, and the math didn't add up in Game 2 As trite as it sounds, this is a make-or-miss series for Indiana By Brad Botkin ...