The 2025-26 NBA preseason tipped off on Thursday in Abu Dhabi with the New York Knicks defeating the Philadelphia 76ers, 99-84, in front of a packed house at Etihad Arena. | Recap

Miles McBride led the Knicks with 12 points off the bench, while Karl-Anthony Towns (11 pts, 5 reb), Mikal Bridges (10 pts, 2 stl) and Jordan Clarkson (9 pts in his Knicks debut) combined to add 30 points in the win. | See Mikal’s hustle in mid-season form

Tyrese Maxey and rookie VJ Edgecombe led the Sixers with 14 points apiece as Philadelphia was without All-Stars Joel Embiid and Paul George. | See VJ’s first preseason bucket

Thursday’s contest was the first of seven preseason games that will be played outside the United States in the next two weeks as teams continue to grow the game globally while

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