Explainer
The 2026-27 NBA season begins October 20 with an NBC and Peacock tripleheader and ends April 11. Here are the biggest games, broadcast details and the reason each team initially has only 80 assigned matchups.
Explainer
The 2026 NBA Cup begins October 30, sends eight teams to single-elimination play and ends December 11 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Here are the groups, national TV schedule, tiebreakers and impact on the 82-game season.
Team Pulse
The Cavaliers' offseason question is colder than one playoff embarrassment: if Kenny Atkinson is returning, the next audit has to move from coach blame to roster answers.
Team Pulse
The Knicks have earned a contender conversation. The next read is whether their streak shows pressure habits that can travel against better adjustments.
Team Pulse
The Knicks’ Cleveland plan starts with one repeatable stress point, not a paper argument about toughness, depth, or arrival.