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Brett Siegel: Number of National TV games for 2025-26 NBA season (ESPN, ABC, NBC, & Amazon): Atlanta: 13, Boston: 25, Brooklyn: 2, Charlotte: 3, Chicago: 3, Cleveland: 24, Dallas: 23, Denver: 26, Detroit: 16, Golden State: 34, Houston: 28, Indiana: 9, Los Angeles Clippers: 21, Los Angeles Lakers: 34, Memphis: 10, Miami: 5, Milwaukee: 18, Minnesota: 28, New Orleans: 2, New York: 34, Oklahoma City: 34, Orlando: 14, Philadelphia: 14, Phoenix: 9, Portland: 8, Sacramento: 9, San Antonio: 22, Toronto: 2, Utah: 2, Washington: 2

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Josh Robbins: The Orlando Magic are scheduled to play a total of six games on either NBC or ESPN: + Nov. 4 at Atlanta on NBC + Nov. 12 at New York on ESPN + Nov. 25 at Philly on NBC + March 11 vs. Cleveland on ESPN + March 24 at Cleveland on NBC + April 1 vs. Atlanta on ESPN. The Magic are scheduled to have eight other games on either Peacock or Amazon Prime.

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NBA Communications: Where to watch NBA action this season ⬇️ Season-long national games: ▪️ Mon: Peacock ▪️ Tue: NBC/Peacock ▪️ Wed: ESPN ▪️ Fri: Prime Video Additional weekly national games starting midseason: ▪️ Thu: Prime Video ▪️ Sat: ABC | ESPN | Prime Video ▪️ Sun: ABC | ESPN | NBC/Peacock

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Gilbert Arenas: “Those people that were NBA Jordan lovers — the NBC, all of them — they were not listening to no Kobe-is-the-next-Michael-Jordan while Michael Jordan was playing basketball. They didn’t want to hear none of that shit. And that's who started the campaign of 'Kobe Sidekick.' This is Shaq’s team. That’s who separated. They did it in real time because Michael Jordan was there. It wasn’t going to allow you to say this guy won three and he’s about to win four. Remember, he’s 22 at the time with three rings. They’re just like — he’s hitting his peak while Shaq is in his peak still. So these two are sitting there at 1A and 1A.5, whoever you want to get it. And it was about to go four, five, and six."

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Ultimately, Jaren Jackson Jr. believes, he’s in the right place to lead a new version of this Memphis team. “Whoever's in the locker room is in your foxhole, and that's where you're going to war with,” he said. “What are your habits? What are your techniques? Are you willing to share? Are you willing to talk? Who are the leaders? It's simple, but it's not easy.”

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“I wasn't too much surprised,” Jackson said of Desmond Bane’s departure. “I mean, when your brothers leave, you are still going to hurt, just because you’re a human being. But at the end of the day, it's a business. And we're grown.” Jackson added that his mindset after the trade was to take on a bigger leadership role and make sure the younger players on the team weren’t surprised by the volatility of an NBA offseason. “You’re going to get closer to your prime, and things are going to change for you,” he said. “I feel like this is a good starting point for a whole new journey of stuff. I'm approaching this year with that spearheaded, disciplined mindset of trying to get us to the promised land.”

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Crawford can be seen and heard most everywhere in NBA circles on podcasts and TV these days. After two breakout NBA seasons on TNT as an in-studio analyst and calling playoff games this spring, Crawford is set to become a lead game analyst for NBC this fall as the network returns to hosting NBA games. “It wasn’t in the cards where I had this illustrious plan (with broadcasting). But the fact that it’s happened this way, I feel like it’s my duty now because I love the game so much and I want to bring the fans closer to the game and, you know, entertain but hopefully they learn a little something while I’m talking.”

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The NBA is returning to NBC this fall, and the league is celebrating the reunion by putting two marquee matchups on the network from the opening tip. The league announced Tuesday that the 2025-26 season will tip-off on Tuesday, Oct. 21, with two games on NBC and Peacock: Rockets-Thunder and Warriors-Lakers.

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The Oklahoma City Thunder will raise their 2024-25 NBA championship banner as Kevin Durant makes his Houston Rockets debut against his former team at 7:30 p.m. ET. The 10 p.m. ET nightcap will pin Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors against LeBron James, Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers.

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NBA on NBC and Peacock: Game on. 🎮 NBA Tip-Off, October 21st on NBC and Peacock.

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NBC continues to fill out its new NBA roster, officially announcing Saturday the addition of Carmelo Anthony to its studio team. NBC Sports announced during its Kentucky Derby coverage Saturday that former NBA star Carmelo Anthony is joining the network as an NBA studio analyst.

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Anthony, who has not previously held any role in sports broadcasting, is expected to work one or more days per week. He is the first official studio hire announced by NBC and joins an NBA roster that includes the previously announced Mike Tirico, Noah Eagle, Jamal Crawford and Reggie Miller.

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Shams Charania: 🚨🚨🚨Opening Night of the 2025-26 NBA season on NBC on Oct. 21, per sources: - Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder - Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers

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NBC Sports announced Monday that Zora Stephenson, Jordan Cornette and Ashley ShahAhmadi will serve as a sideline reporters on its NBA coverage that begins this fall. Stephenson and Cornette are current NBC employees, the former serving as the network’s lead college football sideline reporter and women’s basketball play-by-play voice, and the latter a college basketball analyst. Stephenson’s addition is no surprise, as she was NBC’s lead sideline reporter for last year’s Summer Olympics basketball competition. ShahAhmadi is joining NBC after stops with several outlets, including TNT Sports on the NBA and ESPN on college football.

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