On Tuesday evening, the 2025-26 NBA season is set to get underway as the Oklahoma City Thunder hit the floor at home to raise their banner and then host old friend Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets . One thing that fans noticed during preseason this year was the fact that some referees appeared to have earpieces in, which evidently allowed them to communicate with the league's replay center in Secaucus, New Jersey.

Recently, the league made a decision regarding the implementation of those earpieces moving forward into the regular season.

“UPDATE: The NBA, I'm told, has decided that earpieces worn during live play by game officials will be phased in gradually during the regular season after preseason testing … but not starting with the Opening Night games on the Tuesday schedule,

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