ESPN and ABC will primarily cover games on Sundays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays during the 2025-26 regular season. "Inside the NBA" will serve as ESPN's main pregame, halftime and postgame show for its biggest events, but "NBA Countdown" will still air before select games.

The Knicks will be without at least one starter on Friday night as they host the Celtics in a rematch of last year’s Eastern Conference Semifinals. New York has four players listed on their injury report including three starters for the matchup.