The NBA on NBC made its triumphant return on Tuesday night with a season opening doubleheader. And viewers showed up in a big way. According to NBC, the network drew an average of 5.9 million viewers ...

Luka Doncic #77 of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots a jump shot against Gary Payton II #0 and Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors (Credit: Harry How/Getty Images) NBC’s bet on the NBA is ...

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — The NBA's return to NBC with a doubleheader on Tuesday night averaged 5.61 million viewers, the most-watched October opening night in 15 years according to Nielsen Big Data + ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder and the Golden State Warriors weren’t the only winners of this year’s NBA tip-off. Airing its first NBA games since 2002, NBC and Peacock earned a strong audience of 5.6 ...

Tuesday night was a near quarter century in the making and almost everyone dressed accordingly — almost. Basketball fans ripped basketball legend Carmelo Anthony for dressing in overly casual attire ...

The NBA on NBC’s return after two decades away featured a real mic drop. The opening minutes of the network’s coverage on Tuesday night included a mad dash to replace a microphone that had been ...

The favorites in the Eastern Conference open their season tonight at Madison Square Garden when the Cleveland Cavaliers take the court against the New York Knicks. The Knicks have a new coach - Tom ...

There were two notable homecomings on Tuesday night. For one, Rockets forward Kevin Durant returned to Oklahoma City, the franchise to which he was drafted in 2007, and for another, the NBA broadcast ...

Michael Jordan made his first appearance on NBC as a "special contributor" for the network's NBA coverage. While there wasn't much to it, we have thoughts on his first on-screen appearance as an NBA ...

Monday night marked the return of the NBA on NBC, and therefore, my childhood. There were the colorful lasers to make the Peacock logo, the sounds of Roundball Rock, Mike Tirico's voice on a ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder received their rings. The new-look Houston Rockets were in town. The NBA was back on NBC. Cue the music. Tuesday was a great night to be an NBA fan. Especially for people ...

The NBA on NBC returned Tuesday night with an opening day tip-off between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets. The game’s broadcast began with an intro fans had been waiting for as the NBC’s ...