Where to watch NBA games

The 2025-26 season is the first under the NBA's new 11-year TV deal, so the channel lineup you memorized is out of date. National games are split three ways now: ABC and ESPN (they keep the Finals), NBC and Peacock (they get All-Star weekend), and Prime Video with Thursday and Friday night games, the Play-In and the NBA Cup. In Canada, Sportsnet and TSN carry the Raptors and the big national nights. What we couldn't verify from an official source, we left out.

Most teams still have a regional broadcaster for the games that aren't national. Your local listings are the final word — national windows take priority on the schedule, but the other 82 nights belong to your market.

Broadcasters by country

Country	Where to watch
United States	ABC / ESPN 80 regular-season games a season, Christmas Day games, and the NBA Finals — still on ABC NBC / Peacock Up to 100 regular-season games, Monday doubleheaders, and the new home of All-Star weekend Prime Video 66 regular-season games, the Play-In Tournament, the NBA Cup knockout rounds, and a Black Friday game
Canada	Sportsnet Raptors games and national NBA coverage on Sportsnet channels TSN Raptors broadcast schedule for the 2025-26 season on TSN

Tip: blackout rules can apply to local games on some services — the broadcaster's own site has the final word for your postcode.

Inside Crypto.com Arena during a Lakers game — Photo: Troutfarm27, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

All NBA teams

Sources

Every broadcaster listed above comes from an official announcement — the league's own site or press releases. We update this guide when rights change.