How to watch the NBA
Starting with the 2025-26 season, national NBA games are split across ABC/ESPN, NBC/Peacock, and Amazon Prime — plus League Pass for out-of-market games. (TNT no longer carries the NBA.)
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Every way to watch the NBA
The full verified breakdown — free, included, and paid.
ABC
ConfirmedNBA Finals (exclusive), Christmas Day, and Saturday/Sunday marquee games
Broadcast network — free with an antenna in-market.
NBC
ConfirmedSunday & Tuesday national games and All-Star (NBA returns to NBC)
Broadcast network — free with an antenna in-market. Peacock streams the games.
ESPN
ConfirmedRegular-season national games and playoff rounds on ESPN networks
Peacock
ConfirmedMonday doubleheaders and every NBC national game (streaming)
Amazon Prime Video
ConfirmedThursday-night games, the Play-In Tournament, and Emirates NBA Cup knockouts
NBA League Pass
ConfirmedOut-of-market games, live + on-demand (subject to local blackouts)
Out-of-market only — your local team’s games may be blacked out.
Rights & prices last verified 2026-07-13. Coverage, pricing, market availability, and blackouts can change — see our methodology.
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Good to know
- League Pass covers out-of-market games only — your local team's games may be blacked out there.
- ABC and NBC games are free over the air with an antenna in-market; the same games stream on paid services.
- National windows rotate by night — the event pages show the listed broadcaster when a game is nationally televised.
Rights and prices change — see how we verify and date this information.