With Reed Sheppard reportedly leading Houston’s roster, the summer Rockets will open up play on Friday, July 11, versus the Los Angeles Clippers.
On Friday, the NBA announced the game and broadcast schedules for its NBA 2K26 Summer League 2025. The showcase event will feature all 30 NBA teams from July 10-20 at the Thomas & Mack Center and Pavilion on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
All 76 games of the 11-day competition will air live on ESPN platforms (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+, and ESPN3) or NBA TV. Every game will also be available to stream on the ESPN app.
Each team will play at least five games, the first four from July 10-17. After each team’s first four games, the top four teams will advance to participate in the playoffs, beginning with a semifinal doubleheader on Saturday, July 19. The two winning teams from the semifinal games will meet in the championship game on Sunday, July 20.
The four playoff teams and their playoff seeds will be determined by winning percentage in each team’s first four games, with tiebreaker criteria available here. The 26 teams not advancing to the four-team playoff will play a fifth game at some point between July 18 and July 20, with opponents and game times to be determined after game four.
For the Houston Rockets, the first four games are as follows:
Friday, July 11: Los Angeles Clippers vs. Rockets, 9:00 p.m. Central tipoff, NBA TVSunday, July 13: Detroit Pistons vs. Rockets, 3:00 p.m. Central tipoff, ESPN2Monday, July 14: Atlanta Hawks vs. Rockets, 3:30 p.m. Central tipoff, NBA TVThursday, July 17: Portland Trail Blazers vs. Rockets, 7:00 p.m. Central tipoff, NBA TV
Houston’s summer-league roster and coach is not yet confirmed, though second-year guard Reed Sheppard should feature. Two-way players N’Faly Dante and David Roddy are also expected to play, as is undrafted rookie signing Cam Matthews, per Danielle Lerner of the Houston Chronicle.
Fans can purchase tickets and experiences at NBAEvents.com.