The 2025-26 NBA season is set to get underway on Tuesday night with a game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets on what will be ring night for Oklahoma City. The NBA has faced criticism over the offseason for numerous different issues, including the expanding number of services fans must have in order to watch the games as well as the rise of gambling taking over the league's advertisements and partnerships.

Recently, NBA commissioner Adam Silver stopped by ESPN's The Pat McAfee Show and spoke on how the league is looking to scale back its association with betting.

“I think you’ve got to monitor the amount of promotion and the amount of advertising around it. Also we’ve pulled back, it’s not completely in our control, but we’ve asked some of our partners to pull ba

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