NBA Opening Night Live: Celtics-Knicks; Timberwolves-Lakers

The 2024-25 NBA season begins on Tuesday! Two blockbuster games – one featuring the NBA champion and the other featuring future Hall of Famer LeBron James – kick things off before other teams begin their campaigns on Wednesday.

In Tuesday’s first game, the defending champion Boston Celtics host the New York Knicks in a clash between two teams expected to fight for Eastern Conference supremacy. Before kickoff at TD Garden, the Celtics will unveil their record-tying 18th championship banner.

In the second game of the evening, Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves will play at the Los Angeles Lakers, where James could finally be on the court alongside Bronny James – it would be the first time that a father-son duo has played together in an NBA -Game plays.

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