ABU DHABI – UAE Warriors CEO Fouad Darwish is excited for the future of his promotion. Like Cage Warriors, the Abu Dhabi-based promotion has acted as a talent feeder for the UFC, where fighters such as Manon Fiorot later signed.

From Matchday 3 in the UEFA Champions League to managerial moves and World Series preparation in MLB, headlines are aplenty away from the hardwood. But the double-overtime classic featuring the reigning NBA champions stole the show last night, and we can't possibly start anywhere else but there.

Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick didn't mince words for his team's issues coming out of halftime in their 119-109 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night.

A familiar ghost returned to haunt the Lakers. Not the specter of a missing king, but the chilling presence of their own lethargy. A 119-109 loss to the Warriors was marred by turnovers, missed free throws,

The Warriors ran away with a 16-4 third-quarter run, eventually beating Luka Dončić (43 points) and the Lakers 119-109 to cap our opening night doubleheader.

The start of the new Golden State Warriors season was kicked behind the paywall of a streaming service, in what feels like a foreboding sign for NBC in its return to NBA coverage.

First, the Thunder played a double-overtime thriller against the new-look Houston Rockets, holding on to win 125-124 in an instant classic. And in California, the LeBron James-less Los Angeles Lakers lost their home opener 119-109 to the Golden State Warriors.

Stephen Curry already has a dagger in the books early in the 2025-26 NBA season, as he helped the Warriors put away the Lakers on Tuesday.