Opening night resulted in the NBA's most-viewed tip-off ever with more than 600 million views and counting across all owned and third-party social media accounts (source: Videocites).

The Golden State Warriors have opened the 2025-26 NBA season with a 119-109 win on the road over the Los Angeles Lakers.

They made a big splash in the offseason acquiring C Deandre Ayton, who will provide an offensive boost underneath.

ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania provided a massive update on the Los Angeles Lakers superstar forward LeBron James, who is currently out due to sciatica on his right side.

For the first time in his 23-year career, LeBron James will miss opening night.

The Golden State Warriors appear to have their starting lineup set for opening night against the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday. According to NBA Insider Chris Haynes, the Warriors will start 23-year-old forward Jonathan Kuminga in the regular-season opener on Tuesday night against the Lakers.

The result, while disappointing, shouldn’t have been a shocker because it looked exactly like every preseason game.

“Al Horford, his age, how many years he’s been in the league, and monitoring that,” Charania said on how the Warriors will use their new big man.