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Game 1 of the WNBA Finals Between the Golden State Valkyries and Atlanta Dream Begins Saturday, Oct. 17, at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock

First-Ever NBA Tip-Off Tripleheader on Tuesday, Oct. 20, Features Boston Celtics Visiting Detroit Pistons at 3 p.m. ET, NBA Champion New York Knicks Hosting Philadelphia 76ers on Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. ET followed by Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs at 9:30 p.m. ET – All Games on NBC and Peacock

STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 13, 2026 –In advance of NBC Sports’ first WNBA Finals game since 2002 on Saturday, Oct. 17, and the first-ever NBA Tip-Off tripleheader on Tuesday, Oct. 20, NBA analysts Reggie Miller and Jamal Crawford, WNBA studio analysts Sue Bird and Cheryl Miller, and Executive Producer Sam Flood will host a media conference call on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at Noon ET.

WHAT: NBC Sports’ WNBA Finals Game 1 and NBA Tip-Off Media Conference CallWHO: Reggie Miller, Jamal Crawford, Sue Bird, Cheryl Miller and Sam FloodWHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 14 at Noon ETNUMBER: 201-689-8852PASSCODE: NBC Sports

NBC Sports will present live coverage of Game 1 of the WNBA Finals between Gabby Williams and the Golden State Valkyries and Angel Reese and Atlanta Dream on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. This is the first WNBA Finals that NBC Sports will present since 2002, when the Los Angeles Sparks swept the New York Liberty. WNBA Showtime, hosted by Maria Taylor, alongside analysts Sue Bird and Cheryl Miller, begins at 3 p.m. ET on Saturday.

The first-ever American Express NBA Tip-Off tripleheader on Tuesday, Oct. 20, on NBC and Peacock, highlighted by 2026 NBA Finals MVP Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks raising the franchise’s first NBA Championship banner since 1973 before hosting four-time NBA MVP LeBron James and the new-look Philadelphia 76ers from Madison Square Garden in New York City. Live coverage begins with NBA Showtime at 6:30 p.m. ET, followed by tip-off at 7 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

Knicks-76ers will be bookended by two marquee matchups featuring some of the league’s brightest stars. The day begins with Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics taking on Cade Cunningham and the Detroit Pistons and concludes with reigning two-time NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leading the Oklahoma City Thunder against reigning NBA Defensive Player of the Year Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs in a rematch of last season’s thrilling seven-game Western Conference Finals.

This will be the first time that a network has ever broadcast three NBA Tip-Off games.

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