The Warriors will begin their 2026-27 NBA season against the same team, in the same city, on the exact same day as they did last year. Golden State, for the second consecutive year, will face off against the Los Angeles Lakers on Oct. 21 at Crypto.com Arena, the NBA announced on Tuesday. The first four days of the 2026-27 NBA regular season will feature nine national games across NBC/Peacock, ESPN and Prime Video.
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— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) August 11, 2026 The Warriors vs. Lakers game will be one of nine primetime opening-week matchups, with the season officially getting underway with three marquee games on Tuesday.
Golden State and Los Angeles are coming off very, very different offseasons.
Polar opposites, in fact.
The Lakers were extremely busy this summer, adding a whopping nine new veteran players to its roster, either via free agency or trade, while the Warriors added, at the time of this writing, … zero new veteran players.