NBA teams dominate social media for 2026-27 schedule release

The NBA season is inching closer and closer, with the schedule for the 2026-27 season officially announced Thursday. And teams brought their A-game when it came to social media reveals of their 82 games.

The NBA's opening night Oct. 20 is headlined by the New York Knicks raising their championship banner against the new-lookPhiladelphia 76ers with LeBron James and Jaylen Brown. The Boston Celtics and Detroit Pistons face off in the NBC tripleheader that day in a rare matinee (3 p.m. ET). The Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs close out the night in a rematch of the Western Conference finals.

ESPN/ABC will broadcast five games on Christmas Day, starting off with a rematch of the 2026 NBA Finals with the Knicks hosting the Spurs. It's an NBA-record 59th Christmas game for New York. The other Christmas Day matchups feature the Miami Heat vs. the Celtics, theLos Angeles Lakers vs. the Sixers, the Thunder vs. theMinnesota Timberwolves and theDenver Nuggets vs. theGolden State Warriors.

Teams around the NBA creatively announced their respective schedules. Here's a look at each team's schedule reveal on social media.

Atlanta Hawks

Boston Celtics

Brooklyn Nets

Charlotte Hornets

Chicago Bulls

Cleveland Cavaliers

Dallas Mavericks

Denver Nuggets

Detroit Pistons

Golden State Warriors

Houston Rockets

Indiana Pacers

LA Clippers

Los Angeles Lakers

Memphis Grizzlies

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Miami Heat

Milwaukee Bucks

Minnesota Timberwolves

New Orleans Pelicans

New York Knicks

Oklahoma City Thunder

Orlando Magic

Philadelphia 76ers

Phoenix Suns

Portland Trail Blazers

Sacramento Kings

San Antonio Spurs

Toronto Raptors

Utah Jazz

Washington Wizards

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