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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Thunder, Knicks, Warriors, Lakers lead 2025-26 NBA national TV schedule
The post Thunder, Knicks, Warriors, Lakers lead 2025-26 NBA national TV schedule appeared first on ClutchPoints. The NBA has officially revealed the full schedule for the 2025-26 season, which highlights every team's games that will be on national TV. To nobody's surprise, LeBron James and Stephen Curry are still the marquee names in the league, as the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors lead the pack, along with the Oklahoma City Thunder and New York Knicks. This year, the Lakers, Warriors, Thunder, and Knicks will each play a total of 34 games on national TV. As a result of the league's new media rights deal taking effect this season, national TV games include ESPN, ABC, NBC, Peacock, and Amazon Prime. Last season, the Lakers and Warriors led the way with 39 and 36 nationally televised games, respectively. The Knicks were right behind them with 34 games, while the Thunder only played 25 games on the main broadcasted channels. As a result of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leading Oklahoma City to their first championship in franchise history, the Thunder are now a part of the NBA's hierarchy when it comes to national TV games. Even near the end of their respective careers, James and Curry are still the two players everyone wants to see. Although his future in the league and with the Lakers is uncertain, LeBron will begin his 23rd NBA season in Los Angeles next to Luka Doncic. The 40-year-old averaged 24.4 points, 8.2 assists, and 7.8 rebounds per game last season while leading the Lakers to the 3-seed in the Western Conference. In San Francisco, Curry is embarking on his 17th NBA season in search of his fifth championship with the Warriors. Next to Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green, the 37-year-old point guard averaged 24.5 points, 6.0 assists, and 4.4 rebounds per game last season while leading the league in free-throw percentage (93.3%) for the fifth time in his career. It shouldn't be all that surprising to see the Knicks at the top of this list as well. New York is coming off their first Eastern Conference Finals appearance since 2000, with Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns leading the way. The Knicks are undoubtedly the favorites to represent the East in the 2026 NBA Finals entering the 2025-26 season. The Washington Wizards, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz, and Brooklyn Nets are all tied for the fewest national TV games this upcoming NBA season — just two games each. Toronto and Washington's games will be on streaming services, meaning they will have zero games broadcasted on ESPN, ABC, or NBC. NBA Rivals Week schedule Those headlining the list of nationally televised games will be featured in some of the prominent matchups during NBA Rivals Week, which will take place from January 20 to 24. There will be a total of 11 national TV games on the networks of ESPN, ABC, NBC, Peacock, and Amazon Prime during these five days. The Lakers will play three games on the road against the Denver Nuggets, the LA Clippers, and the Dallas Mavericks during Rivals Week. This will mark one of two returns to Dallas this season for Los Angeles and Doncic. Golden State will play two games during Rivals Week. Their first game will be on the road against the Mavs on Jan. 22, followed by another road game on Jan. 24 against the Minnesota Timberwolves, who eliminated the Warriors from the playoffs last year. The Thunder will be on the road against the Milwaukee Bucks and at home against the Indiana Pacers in one of two 2025 NBA Finals rematches during the regular season. New York will get one national TV game during Rivals Week against the Philadelphia 76ers. The Lakers visiting the Mavericks on Saturday, Jan. 24, will be the final televised game during NBA Rivals Week. Related: 10 pioneers of international NBA players, ranked Related: NBA rumors: The 'real debate' happening at top of 2026 draft
Washington Post
5 days ago
- Business
- Washington Post
NBA releases 2025-26 schedule, all teams getting at least two national TV games
NEW YORK — Every NBA team will have at least two national TV games this season, the league confirmed Thursday as part of its full schedule unveiling for 2025-26. The reason: There simply are more national games than ever, now that the league's new 11-year, $76 billion agreements with ABC-ESPN, NBC-Peacock and Amazon Prime Video are about to formally begin.
Times
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Times
Keir's kitchen sink drama (that wasn't just a big act after all)
J ust seven minutes stood between the sweat-saturated mass of pasty flesh in the mirror and my profound need to be in a visual state to not scare people over their dinner on national television. Sloughing the glistening moisture from my torso with paper towels in the men's loos as my long-suffering producer, Ryan Thrussell, didn't quite know where to look was the definition of being 'a bit tight on time' for my show. Ryan raced through the running order and list of guests as I hastily dabbed down the inevitable results of one of the hottest days of the year, the 12.58 from Uttoxeter via Derby running more than half an hour late, and a sprint from the Tube by a profoundly unfit 41-year-old. As Ryan handed me a dry shirt and I inserted my earpiece, we both knew the prime ministerial interview I had chased for four months was recorded, almost ready to go, and this was just a temporary, albeit rather damp, interlude.
Daily Mail
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Jenna Bush Hager undergoes dramatic transformation on live TV as guest gushes over 'sexy' new look
just became the latest celeb to embrace the internet's favorite haircut of the year - and she did it live on national TV. The Today with Jenna & Friends host, 43, debuted her chic new bob this week, with actress Leslie Bibb by her side and superstar hairstylist Chris McMillan behind the scissors. Leslie, who has been co-hosting with Jenna this week, brought McMillan - the man responsible for some of the most iconic celebrity cuts - to the set to give Jenna a fresh new look in real time. 'Bobs are like spring cleaning,' McMillan explained while prepping Jenna for the cut. 'There's sometimes some bad damage, bad layers. It sort of evens it up.' As Jenna sat in the chair, White Lotus star Bibb stood next to her cheering her on. 'This is so exciting!' she said, visibly thrilled that her viral haircut had inspired someone else to join the short-hair club. McMillan said working with Jenna was a breeze because she came in with a vision -and a solid hair muse. She was already set on the bob, inspired by Leslie's own haircut that took over social media earlier this year. But this isn't just any bob - it's a slightly A-line, shoulder-skimming cut that McMillan said was modern, sexy, and endlessly versatile. McMillan emphasized that he always takes face shape into account when cutting a bob, and said Jenna's was similar to one of his most famous clients, Jennifer Aniston. 'She has a lot of face from here to here,' he said, gesturing toward her jawline, 'and a small forehead.' The key to this style, he explained, is all in the details - no bangs, a little length in the front, and not too heavy in the back. 'As long as you keep that front long, it's going to be awesome,' he said. He also called out Jenna's thick hair as the perfect texture for the cut, saying the simplicity of an A-line bob will give her a 'cool and sexy' edge. According to McMillan, the look can be slicked back behind the ears, worn with one side tucked, or styled with loose waves for that effortless flick at the ends. 'I love a little flick,' he added. 'Not a flip, but a flick.' After Leslie debuted the look, she admitted she felt 'strange' about it. 'You made this haircut so famous, and then I used your hairstylist, who is a star, to get the exact same haircut, and I'm feeling a little strange,' she said to Leslie. Bibb responded saying, 'You don't look strange. You look sexy and powerful and glamorous.' The viral haircut first rose to fame earlier this year after Leslie appeared on The White Lotus with it - sparking so much fanfare that it ended up getting its own rather explicit nickname. Bibb revealed that it was her co-star Aimee Lou Wood who coined the term in a voice memo, saying a friend was 'f**king loving you and your c**ty little bob.' McMillan had no idea about the nickname until Bibb casually mentioned it at an appointment months later. She said, 'There's "The Rachel," which is a nice name, and then there's the c**ty little bob.' Naturally, McMillan was filming at the time, and the moment ended up going viral after he shared the clip online. Bibb said the reaction was overwhelming in the best way. 'It really took off,' she said. 'But I like that everyone's not being so precious about that word.' She explained that she sees it through a more relaxed, British lens. She also spilled the actual secret behind the cut's magic: 'I think Chris cut it a little shorter in the back, but a little A-line so it's not so heavy.' It's sleek, it's sharp, and it doesn't weigh your face down. And now, with Jenna Bush Hager rocking the same look, it seems as though the bob is the haircut of the summer.
