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Jokić Year 12 tips off in OKC

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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.

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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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LSwitching gears entirely — Audi junior Freddie Slater might get FP1 in Mexico and Brazil.
MThat's the rumor on Bluesky. No official word from Audi yet.
LBut if it's true, that's a big step for a kid nobody's heard of.
MFP1 in Mexico City, then Brazil the next week — that's a baptism by fire.
LAnd it tells you Audi's serious about developing young talent.
MOr they're just filling a seat. Either way, we'll know soon.
LAnd one more from COTA — Max Verstappen's helmet for the USGP is getting love on Bluesky.
MRed, white, and blue. The man knows how to play to the crowd.
LHe's won here before. Maybe the helmet's a good omen.
MOr maybe it's just a helmet. But it does look sharp.
LYou're impossible.
MThat's why you keep me around. Primetime Sports is up next — they'll have all the late scores.

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