BIG3’s season eight got off to a fighting start when two first-time league players, Dwight Howard and Lance Stephenson, engaged in fisticuffs that landed both players in the stands. On the debut weekend of the BIG3 3-on-3 professional league, former NBA ...

Dwight Howard and Lance Stephenson made their Big3 debuts in a game between the Miami 305 and the LA Riot. While Michael Beasley appeared to be the main Howard anagonist throughout the game, Howard and Stephenson eventually got into a wrestling match that saw them crash into the stands and get ejected.

According to leaked audio, the confrontation between Dwight Howard and Stephenson began with Howard exchanging words and elbows.

The BIG3's 2025 season will tip off with four games this Saturday from Chicago's Allstate Arena. The first game is slated to tip off at 3 p.m. ET. Below is a look at each Week 1 matchup along with how you can follow the action in real time. Also included below is a quick rundown of some of the league's star players for the 2025 season.