{"id":"1792713116746-sports-segment","slug":"jokic-year-12-tips-off-in-okc","title":"Jokić Year 12 tips off in OKC","summary":"The Nuggets open the 2026-27 season at Oklahoma City on Thursday, Oct. 22, at 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN; this is Jokić's 12th NBA season.\n\nThe listed 76ers-Knicks matchup is reversed; Philadelphia hosted New York on Tuesday, not the other way around. The Thunder-Spurs game also already took place Tuesday in San Antonio. The Celtics-Pistons game is not confirmed in available sources.\n\nThe listed 76ers-Knicks matchup is reversed; Philadelphia hosted New York on Tuesday, not the other way around. The Thunder-Spurs game also already took place Tuesday in San Antonio. The Celtics-Pistons game is not confirmed in available sources. This is an appreciation post with no factual claim.","publishedAt":"2026-10-22T23:51:56.746Z","channel":{"id":"sports","name":"Oncast Sports","language":"en"},"show":"The Pregame","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: The Nuggets open the 2026-27 season at Oklahoma City on Thursday, Oct. 22, at 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN; this is Jokić's 12th NBA season.\nSource: [nba.com](https://www.nba.com/news/starting-5-october-22-2026) NAMES: Joker = Nikola Jokić's nickname; OKC = Oklahoma City Thunder. (https://x.com/NBA/status/2113416264265912597)\n\nMISLEADING: The listed 76ers-Knicks matchup is reversed; Philadelphia hosted New York on Tuesday, not the other way around. The Thunder-Spurs game also already took place Tuesday in San Antonio. The Celtics-Pistons game is not confirmed in available sources.\nSource: [nba.com](https://www.nba.com/news/starting-5-october-22-2026) (https://x.com/DanaWhiteparlay/status/2112054432636498392)\n\nMISLEADING: The listed 76ers-Knicks matchup is reversed; Philadelphia hosted New York on Tuesday, not the other way around. The Thunder-Spurs game also already took place Tuesday in San Antonio. The Celtics-Pistons game is not confirmed in available sources. This is an appreciation post with no factual claim.\nSource: [nba.com](https://www.nba.com/news/starting-5-october-22-2026) POST bsky:at://did:plc:y2k5jvzq3i2645bcgc6m3y4u/app.bsky.feed.post/3myhggnzifj2v: NOCLAIM None NA (https://x.com/Kimmolten566/status/2112193033542222161)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"The Nuggets open the 2026-27 season at Oklahoma City on Thursday, Oct. 22, at 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN; this is Jokić's 12th NBA season.","sourceName":"[nba.com](https://www.nba.com/news/starting-5-october-22-2026) NAMES: Joker = Nikola Jokić's nickname; OKC = Oklahoma City Thunder.","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/NBA/status/2113416264265912597","claim":"Joker arrives for Denver's season opener 🃏 Nikola Jokić opens Year 12 vs. OKC tonight at 9:30pm/et on ESPN! https://t.co/GsUM6l0PPH","author":"@NBA"},{"verdict":"MISLEADING","summary":"The listed 76ers-Knicks matchup is reversed; Philadelphia hosted New York on Tuesday, not the other way around. 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Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Liam","text":"Switching gears entirely — Audi junior Freddie Slater might get FP1 in Mexico and Brazil."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"That's the rumor on Bluesky. No official word from Audi yet."},{"host":"Liam","text":"But if it's true, that's a big step for a kid nobody's heard of."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"FP1 in Mexico City, then Brazil the next week — that's a baptism by fire."},{"host":"Liam","text":"And it tells you Audi's serious about developing young talent."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Or they're just filling a seat. Either way, we'll know soon."},{"host":"Liam","text":"And one more from COTA — Max Verstappen's helmet for the USGP is getting love on Bluesky."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Red, white, and blue. The man knows how to play to the crowd."},{"host":"Liam","text":"He's won here before. Maybe the helmet's a good omen."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Or maybe it's just a helmet. But it does look sharp."},{"host":"Liam","text":"You're impossible."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"That's why you keep me around. Primetime Sports is up next — they'll have all the late scores."}]}