When the NBA champion receives their ring, a familiar face will be in attendance. The Oklahoma City Thunder will host the Houston Rockets for the 2025-26 Opening Night on Oct. 21, per ESPN's Shams Charania. It will also mark the first game of the NBC broadcast era.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are NBA Champions for the first time in franchise history. As is tradition, the NBA will open its season with a Tuesday doubleheader,

How Rockets All-Star Kevin Durant took a shot at the champion Thunder ahead of Opening Night at the Paycom Center.

The Rockets are 0-7 in their last seven regular-season openers, but their previous victory actually came on an opponent’s championship ring night.

Excitement is high for the Houston Rockets' upcoming season after acquiring NBA megastar Kevin Durant. The NBA schedule release already shows national interest in watching the Rockets take off with their new star.

Fans strongly reacted to the major disparity in national TV games between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers.

A matchup featuring the last two MVPs in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic also pits the 2025 champion Thunder against the 2023 champion Nuggets. After losing to OKC, Denver revamped its roster, and many believe it can be the best in the West.

For all intents and purposes, the Houston Rockets enter next season as a legitimate contender to win the NBA title. Not since James Harden sprayed triples in Ro