The Lakers have lost the last five times they’ve played on opening night of the NBA season, a streak they will try to end against Anthony Edwards, Karl-Anthony Towns and Minnesota

The Lakers will host the Minnesota Timberwolves on the NBA’s Opening Night to kick off the 2024-25 season, The Athletic’s Shams Charania was first to report on Monday.

The Timberwolves, led by All-Stars Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns and the reigning NBA Defensive Player of the Year, Rudy Gobert, are coming off a 56-26 season and an appearance in the Western Conference finals.

The game will be nationally televised on TNT.

The report added that the Boston Celtics, the reigning NBA champions, will host the New York Knicks as the front end of the opening-night doubleheader. That game will also serve as the night the Celtics receive their 2023-24 championship rings and raise their latest championship banner.

The complete NBA regular-season schedule will be released later this month.

The matchup between the Lakers and Timberwolves will mark the sixth consecutive season the Lakers have played on the league’s opening night – a tradition that hasn’t gone well for the Lakers: