From Michael Jordan to Mike Tirico and Roundball Rock, NBC showed the impact it will have on NBA games this season.

Fans of NBA on TNT will have to adjust to the new schedule and studio shows. Major sports league contracts don’t change hands often. But on Oct. 21, Comcast’s (CMCSA) NBCUniversal wrested the U.S.’s second most-popular — and fastest-growing worldwide — league out of Warner Bros.

STAMFORD, Conn. — The NBA’s return to NBC with a doubleheader on Tuesday night averaged 5.61 million viewers, the most-watched October opening night in 15 years according to Nielsen Big Data + Panel measurements and digital data from Adobe Analytics.

The Oklahoma City Thunder received their rings. The new-look Houston Rockets were in town. The NBA was back on NBC. Cue the music.

STAMFORD, Conn. — The NBA’s return to NBC with a doubleheader on Tuesday night averaged 5.61 million viewers, the most-watched October opening night in 15 years according to Nielsen Big Data + Panel measurements and digital data from Adobe Analytics.

Hornets guard Terry Rozier was indicted as part of an investigation into insider sports betting. A separate investigation into what law enforcement described as Mafia-organized rigged poker games led to charges for Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups.

NBA fans roast Carmelo Anthony over fashion choice during NBC debut originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Carmelo Anthony decided to keep it casual for his highly-anticipated NBC sports analyst television debut.