LaMelo Ball leads the Charlotte Hornets up against the visiting Orlando Magic as both teams look to bounce back from double-digit losses.
Enjoy the best of Thursday’s 4-game schedule with the NBA.com live blog, featuring all of the meaningful moments, performances, observations, news, notes and highlights.
7:36 PM / October 30, 2025
Charlotte connection on the break
LaMelo Ball missed his first four shots to start the contest, but he’s keeping the offense moving by finding his teammates. He has 5 points, one rebound and four assists, and Moussa Diabaté is up to 6 points, 3 boards, one assist and one block in five minutes off the bench.
LaMelo lob… Diabaté dunk!
Magic/Hornets is UNDERWAY on NBA League Pass: https://t.co/PIpRrIIFjz pic.twitter.com/2VAb7Bsxoq
— NBA (@NBA) October 30, 2025
Franz Wagner leads all scorers with 11 points (4-7 FG), and Anthony Black has 10 points with two made 3s in his first start this season. Orlando leads 38-31 after one quarter.
7:13 PM / October 30, 2025
Thunder rookies, courtesy of J-Dub
The Oklahoma City Thunder’s rookies arrived dressed to impress ahead of their matchup with the Washington Wizards tonight on League Pass (8 ET).
Halloween rookie duties courtesy of @jdubwttp 🤣 pic.twitter.com/hpVZstE2pU
— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) October 30, 2025
— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) October 30, 2025
7:08 PM / October 30, 2025
Giannis ruled out vs. Warriors
The Milwaukee Bucks are saying Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss tonight’s game against the Golden State Warriors after being listed as probable due to left knee soreness.
Injury Update: Giannis Antetokounmpo is out for tonight’s game vs. Golden State. https://t.co/hRfTATFdiW
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) October 30, 2025
7:04 PM / October 30, 2025
Magic-Hornets going live!
LaMelo Ball is putting up video game numbers through his first four outings of the 2025-26 season. Charlotte and Orlando are now live on League Pass.
LaMelo Ball (26.3 PPG, 8.3 RPG, 9.5 APG) looking to lead the Hornets to their 2nd home W this season 🐝
ORL/CHA is LIVE now on NBA League Pass: https://t.co/PIpRrIIFjz pic.twitter.com/PfPXnGHZV4
— NBA (@NBA) October 30, 2025
7:00 PM / October 30, 2025
Beware of Blade
Ryan Rollins got the memo tonight with the Bucks being idle for Halloween tomorrow. He’ll be ready to terrorize the Warriors when they tip-off on NBA TV and League Pass (8 ET).
There’s only ever gonna be one Blade. https://t.co/kJwRXo0EIu pic.twitter.com/WbM6lmJhC7
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) October 30, 2025
6:38 PM / October 30, 2025
Charlotte starting three rookies tonight
Sion James, the 33rd overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, will earn his first career start for the Hornets as they prepare to host Orlando tonight on League Pass (7 ET).
your starting 5 (ft. 3 rooks for the first time in franchise history) 🔥
Presented by @NovantHealth pic.twitter.com/2ove4LdF6L
— Charlotte Hornets (@hornets) October 30, 2025
On the other side, Anthony Black joins the Magic’s starting unit as they aim to avoid dropping a fifth consecutive game.
first five on the floor 👇
🕖: 7 PM
📺: @FanDuelSN_FL
📲: @FanDuelSN
📻: @969gameon pic.twitter.com/sj3udQlAs6
— Orlando Magic (@OrlandoMagic) October 30, 2025
6:23 PM / October 30, 2025
Emirates NBA Cup 2025 begins tomorrow
Get ready for the Emirates NBA Cup 2025 with all the latest news, court designs and group previews, starting tomorrow night. What a perfect way to celebrate Halloween!
The groups for the Emirates NBA Cup 2025, which tips off tomorrow on Prime and NBA League Pass ⬇️ https://t.co/gejPlshV7a pic.twitter.com/ADEPUOLT1l
— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) October 30, 2025
In Group Play of the Emirates NBA Cup 2025, 15 games will air nationally across Prime Video, NBC and ESPN.
The action begins tomorrow night with an @NBAonPrime doubleheader featuring the @celtics visiting the @sixers at 7 PM ET and the @Lakers visiting the @memgrizz at 9:30 PM… pic.twitter.com/5jnlmAjtg0
— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) October 30, 2025
6:15 PM / October 30, 2025
Welcome to a 4-game slate of Thursday night hoops!
Victor Wembanyama leads the 4-0 Spurs in a home matchup with the 3-1 Miami Heat tonight on League Pass.
Giannis Antetokounmpo is on an absolute tear to begin the 2025-26 campaign. Through four outings so far, the former MVP and 2021 NBA champion is averaging 36.3 points, 14.0 rebounds, 7.0 assists, 0.8 steals and 1.3 blocks in 32.7 minutes per game, leading Milwaukee to a 3-1 record.
The Bucks are getting solid contributions from their backcourt duo of Ryan Rollins and Gary Trent, Jr., who combine to score 28.8 points and swipe 4.3 steals a night. Rollins, who is starting for the injured Kevin Porter, Jr. (ankle), played 12 games for the Warriors during the 2022-23 season.
Rollins has been impressive for Milwaukee, and he’s coming off a career-high 25 points while shooting 4-for-4 from 3 with two boards, four assists and four steals in a win over the Knicks on Tuesday. He’s tied with Tre Jones (Chicago) and Zion Williamson (Pelicans) for the most steals at 3.0.
Nothing despicable about him. 😉 https://t.co/m1vEQ1oq8m pic.twitter.com/AI00ptvkDI
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) October 30, 2025
Golden State is off to a stellar start of their own, sitting at 4-1 through the first week of the season. Jimmy Butler III (21.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.8 assists), Stephen Curry (27.0 points, 5.0 assists, 1.8 steals) and the Warriors will be ready for the challenge tonight.
Keep an eye on the point guard matchup between these two teams, as Curry and Rollins should be a fun individual battle.
