# @usatodaysports on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DQEvSAKkyOx
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/35941667-usatodaysports-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-10-21T14:07:16.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** USA TODAY Sports (@usatodaysports) — https://gondola.cc/usatodaysports

## Caption

The NBA has finally returned.

The league tips off Tuesday, Oct. 21 with a doubleheader featuring the Houston Rockets against the defending-champion Oklahoma City Thunder, with the Los Angeles Lakers hosting the Golden State Warriors in the nightcap.

For teams, a new season presents a blank slate as they all chase the same thing: the Larry O’Brien trophy.

For players and coaches, team goals take precedence – to be sure – but their individual successes can also lead to historic greatness. 

Who will take home the biggest prizes at the conclusion of this season? 

USA TODAY Sports reporters Lorenzo Reyes, Scooby Axson, Mark Giannotto, Jon Hoefling and James Williams made their preseason predictions for individual awards, conference finals and the eventual NBA champion at the link in our bio.

#NBA #NBAIsBack #HappyNBA

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