How to Watch Basketball in the United States
Sporty's guide to how to watch basketball in the United States: ABC and ESPN show 80 NBA regular-season games and the NBA Finals, and NBC and Peacock show 100 games. Prime Video streams 66 games and the Play-In Tournament, Telemundo shows 11 games in Spanish, and NBA League Pass has out-of-market games not on national TV.
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How to watch in the United States
- NBA: ABC, ESPN, NBC, Peacock and Prime Video — ABC and ESPN show 80 regular-season games and the NBA Finals, NBC and Peacock show 100 regular-season games, and Prime Video streams 66 regular-season games, the Play-In Tournament and the Eastern Conference Finals. (Sources: NBA.com — How to watch NBA games in 2026-27)
- NBA: Telemundo — Shows 11 games a season, including the NBA All-Star Game, on Telemundo and Peacock. (Sources: NBCUniversal — NBA agreement including Telemundo)
- NBA: NBA League Pass — Streams out-of-market games that aren't on national TV, on NBA.com and in the NBA App. (Sources: NBA.com — How to watch NBA games in 2026-27)
What's next
- NBA opening night is on 20 October. (Sources: NBA — 2026-27 regular-season schedule)
Competitions and leagues
Basketball in other countries
- Basketball in India
- Basketball in the United Arab Emirates
- Basketball in Qatar
- Basketball in Saudi Arabia
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