So begins the back half of the NBA regular season. Before that familiar sequence of trade deadline into All-Star break, we get a return of the Saturday showcase format. ABC opens its triple-header window this weekend, with “Inside the NBA” and all its strange revelry for studio intermissions.

Coach Jennie Baranczyk and the OU women's basketball team will face Dawn Staley and the No. 2-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks on Thursday evening. OU (14-3, 2-3) is on a three-game losing streak after starting the conference season with two wins. South Carolina (19-1, 5-0) has yet to drop a game in 2026.