2025-26 NBA

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2025-26 Season Dates​

from nba.com

• Oct. 10 & 12: 2025 Preseason: NBA China Games | Nets vs. Suns | The Venetian Arena in Macao
• Oct. 17: NBA Preseason ends
• Oct. 20: Rosters set for NBA Opening Day (5 p.m. ET)
• Oct. 20: NBA Jersey Day
• Oct. 21: Start of the 2025-26 NBA Regular Season – Opening Night (7:30 p.m. ET: Rockets at Thunder | 10 p.m. ET: Warriors at Lakers) — All games on NBC and Peacock
• Oct. 31: Emirates NBA Cup 2025 – Group Play tips off on Prime
• Nov. 1: NBA Mexico City Game 2025 – Detroit Pistons vs. Dallas Mavericks at Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico
• Nov. 28: Emirates NBA Cup 2025 – Group Play concludes
• Dec. 9-10: Emirates NBA Cup 2025 – Knockout Rounds (Quarterfinals) on Prime
• Dec. 13: Emirates NBA Cup 2025 – Semifinals (Las Vegas, NV) on Prime
• Dec. 16: Emirates NBA Cup 2025 – Championship (Las Vegas, NV) on Prime
• Dec. 21: World Basketball Day
• Dec. 25: Christmas Day (12 p.m. ET: Cavs at Knicks | 2:30 p.m. ET: Spurs at Thunder | 5 p.m. ET: Mavs at Warriors | 8 p.m. ET: Rockets at Lakers | 10:30 p.m. ET: Wolves at Nuggets) — All games on ABC and ESPN
• Jan. 5: 10-day contracts may now be signed
• Jan. 10: All NBA contracts are guaranteed for the remainder of the season
• Jan. 15: NBA Berlin Games 2026 – Magic vs. Grizzlies (Berlin, Uber Arena)
• Jan. 18: NBA London Games 2026 – Magic vs. Grizzlies (London, The O2)
• Jan. 19: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (1 p.m. ET: Bucks at Hawks | 2:30 p.m. ET: Thunder at Cavs | 5 p.m. ET: Mavs at Knicks | 8 p.m. ET: Celtics at Pistons) — All games on NBC and Peacock
• Jan. 20-24: NBA Rivals Week
• Feb. 1: NBA Pioneers Classic – Bucks at Celtics, 3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
• Feb. 5: NBA Trade Deadline (3 p.m. ET)
• Feb. 13-15: 2026 NBA All-Star in Los Angeles, CA
• Feb. 13: 2026 NBA HBCU Classic – Hampton University vs. North Carolina A&T at Kia Forum, Inglewood
• March 1: Playoff eligibility waiver deadline
• April 12: Regular season ends (All 30 teams play)
• April 13: Rosters set for NBA Playoffs 2026 (3 p.m. ET)

 

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from espn,

Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former Cleveland Cavaliers player and assistant coach Damon Jones have been arrested as part of a pair of wide-ranging investigations related to illegal sports betting and rigged poker games backed by the Mafia, authorities announced Thursday.

Billups and Rozier have been placed on leave from their teams, the NBA said in a statement.

A total of 34 people were arrested as the result of a yearslong investigation covering 11 states and involving tens of millions of dollars, FBI director Kash Patel said. Law enforcement officials said the multiple charges involve four Mafia families and organized crime networks, with Patel saying of the money involved that "the fraud is mind-boggling."