The Oklahoma City Thunder play the Charlotte Hornets in preseason on Thursday, and if you’re wondering how you can watch the action live, you’ve come to the right place.

The Thunder (1-1) are back at it after a two-day break. They will play their first home preseason outing against a familiar opponent. Last time out, they dropped a 106-89 preseason loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Monday. Cooper Flagg’s debut grabbed headlines.

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Meanwhile, the Hornets (0-1) get to play for the first time in four days. They opened their preseason with a 135-114 loss to the Thunder on Sunday. All of their starters played at a South Carolina arena.

Here’s how to watch the Thunder’s preseason game, including time, TV schedule and streaming information:

What channel is Hornets vs. Thunder game on today? Time, TV schedule

TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network Oklahoma, KSBI

Start time: 7 p.m. CT

Where to watch Hornets vs. Thunder on livestream

Watch Hornets vs. Thunder live on Fubo (free trial)

Hornets vs. Thunder injury updates

Thunder: Thomas Sorber (torn ACL) is out. Kenrich Williams (knee surgery) is out. Nikola Topic (testicular surgery) is out.

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Hornets: Grant Williams (knee surgery) is out. Josh Green (shoulder surgery) is out.

Probable starting lineups

Oklahoma City Thunder

Charlotte Hornets

Thunder 2025-26 preseason schedule

  • Saturday, Oct. 11: at Pacers

  • Tuesday, Oct. 14: at Bucks

  • Friday, Oct. 17: vs. Nuggets

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This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: Watch Hornets vs. Thunder preseason today: TV channel, time, streaming