# NBA 2026-27 season

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2026-27-season/1034085>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Tags:** basketball-nba\
**Created:** [October 23, 2026, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2026-27-season/1034085 "2026-10-23T02:56:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2026-27-season/1034085/1 "2026-10-23T02:56:56Z")

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The Pacers won on opening night on the road against the New Orleans Pelicans.

Tonight, the 76ers came back from down 29 to beat Cleveland in LeBron’s home opener.

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2026, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2026-27-season/1034085/2 "2026-10-27T00:04:04Z")

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Oklahoma City’s Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace both suffered serious injuries during a recent win against the Clippers, and will have surgery. They’ll be out for months and maybe even the entire season.

> **[OKC's Jalen Williams (ankle), Cason Wallace (shoulder) to undergo surgery](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/50290179/thunder-jalen-williams-cason-wallace-undergo-surgery)**
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> Thunder guards Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace will both be sidelined indefinitely after undergoing ankle and shoulder surgery, respectively.