Spurs to Host Rockets at UT’s Moody Center Oct. 23 in Kevin Durant Homecoming

Durant’s return to his alma mater is likely to draw a partisan crowd and boost national visibility for the NBA during Opening Week.

Overview

Teams and broadcasters confirmed the matchup on Tuesday, with the San Antonio Spurs designated as the home team for the Oct. 23, 2026 game at the University of Texas’ Moody Center.
Tip-off is set for 9:30 p.m. ET and the game will be shown nationally on Prime Video as part of the NBA’s Opening Week schedule.
The matchup doubles as a high-profile homecoming because Kevin Durant starred for the Texas Longhorns in 2006–07 and now plays for the Houston Rockets after a reported 2025 multi-team trade.
Although the contest counts as a Spurs home game, coverage notes the Moody Center crowd could tilt toward Durant and the Rockets given his long ties to the campus and Austin.
The Spurs’ use of Moody Center continues their I-35 Series strategy of staging regular-season home games in Austin to reach Central Texas fans, and this will be the fourth season the arena hosts regular-season NBA games.