The Thunder (0-0) will experience some emotions before the game even starts. In the annual pregame ceremony, the NBA champion will drop their banner and hand out rings. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren will kick off the new NBC era.

Kevin Durant and James Harden are former teammates and close friends, but that doesn't mean they are going to miss an opportunity for some old fashioned trash talk.

Chris Mannix reports on Kevin Durant's two-year, $90M extension with the Rockets, which comes as "no surprise," and how the terms of the deal is beneficial in both the short and long term for Houston.

Many of the biggest stars in the NBA spoke with reporters on Monday when much of the league reconvened for NBA media day. Here are the highlights.

A number of high-profile NBA stars changed addresses this offseason, from Kevin Durant landing in Houston to Damian Lillard making his return to Portland and Chris Paul and Bradley Beal joining the Los Angeles Clippers.

Kevin Durant and the Rockets will go head-to-head with the Thunder after Oklahoma City receives their championship rings on Opening Night.

The Rockets led most of the way, but the Thunder clawed back into the game in the fourth quarter and sent the game to overtime. In the first extra period, it was Oklahoma City who built a big lead, but Houston managed to tie things up ahead of one last Thunder possession.

Houston Rockets star forward Kevin Durant is well aware of the chatter that he needs to prove he can win an NBA championship without star point guard Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors, but he has no problem dismissing the narrative.