Two of the biggest days of the year in the NBA regular season are opening night and Christmas Day, and Friday we learned the matchups we will see on both nights, courtesy of ESPN's Shams Charania.  The NBA will send the new-look Rockets,

NBA Unveils Opening Night, Christmas Day Slate For 2025-26 Season originally appeared on Fadeaway World. The NBA has officially set the stage for the 2025–26 season, and it’s clear they’re opening with star power and playoff intrigue right out of the gate.

The first NBA game on NBC in 23 years will feature the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder against perhaps their chief competition in the West, and the Cleveland Cavaliers are back on Christmas Day for the first time since the LeBron James era, league and network sources confirmed to The Athletic on Friday.