Mark your calendars for the 2025-26 season with this NBA TV schedule on ESPN, ABC, NBC, Peacock, Amazon Prime Video, NBA TV, NBA League Pass and RSNs.
NBA TV Schedule 2026
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NBA Preseason
| Time | Game / TV |
|---|---|
| TBD | NBA China Games Macao, China tbd |
| Time | Game / TV |
|---|---|
| TBD | NBA China Games Macao, China tbd |
Regular Season
| Time | Game / TV |
|---|---|
| TBD | NBA Mexico City Game Mexico City, Mexico tbd |
| Time | Game / TV |
|---|---|
| TBD | NBA Paris Game Paris, France tbd |
| Time | Game / TV |
|---|---|
| TBD | NBA Manchester Game Manchester, England tbd |
NBA All-Star Weekend
| Time | Game / TV |
|---|---|
| TBD | NBA All-Star Saturday Night Phoenix, AZ NBC, Peacock |
| Time | Game / TV |
|---|---|
| TBD | NBA All-Star Game Phoenix, AZ NBC, Peacock |
No more upcoming games to show.
Key Dates
- October 21: NBA Opening Night
- December 16: NBA Cup Final
- February 13-15: NBA All-Star Weekend (Los Angeles, Ca.)
- April 14-17: NBA Play-in Tournament
- April 18: NBA Playoffs begin
- June 3-19: NBA Finals
* Asterisk indicates date is assumption, not official.
How to Watch the NBA in 2026
In the first year of the new NBA media rights deal, games are now available across broadcast television (ABC, NBC), cable (ESPN) and streaming (Prime Video and Peacock). Here is a breakdown:
Direct-to-Subscriber Platforms
- Peacock: All NBC Sports-produced games on the NBC broadcast network and Peacock, plus local games in markets whose teams play on the NBC Sports RSNs.
- ESPN Unlimited: All ESPN-produced games on the ESPN cable networks and ABC.
- Disney+: Occasional simulcasts of ESPN-produced games.
- Amazon Prime Video: All Amazon-produced games on Prime Video, plus the ability to purchase NBA League Pass and FanDuel Sports Network as add-ons.
- NBA League Pass (out-of-market only): All out-of-market locally televised games, plus NBA TV. Also available as a standalone purchase through Amazon Prime Video.
- FanDuel Sports Network (in-market only): Only in markets whose teams whose games play on FanDuel Sports Network. Available as a standalone subscription through FanDuel Sports Network app, Amazon Prime Video and Fubo. Includes all in-market local games carried on the FanDuel Sports Network RSNs.
Cable and Streaming Bundles
- YouTube TV: All games on ESPN/ABC and the NBC broadcast network. Some Peacock-exclusive games will be available via NBCSN. (Peacock can also be purchased in full through YouTube Channels).
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- Sling: All games on ESPN/ABC (ABC games will be on ESPN3); NBA League Pass available as an add-on.
- Fubo: All games on ESPN/ABC and the NBC broadcast network.
- DIRECTV (stream): All games on ESPN/ABC and the NBC broadcast network; NBA League Pass available as an add-on.
- Linear cable (ex. Dish Network, Xfinity
, DIRECTV): All games on ESPN/ABC and the NBC broadcast network.
- Hulu + Live TV: All games on ESPN/ABC and the NBC broadcast network.
For related schedules, see the following pages: WNBA, G-League, NBA Playoffs.
For Super Bowl Sunday 2027 do you think the NBA will give the games normally scheduled to be on ESPN to NBC Beacuse ESPN/ABC will have the Super Bowl
Good question. Doubt it will be ESPN, but not sure if NBC would get afternoon games.
Both ESPN/ABC will probably show all day Super Bowl pre-show and Sunday Night Basketball will not be on that night for obvious reasons just wondering
I think it’s terrible you have to pay all these channels to watch different games get rid of it
Yes I had to get several subscriptions just to watch the games
Amazon dates
https://press.amazonmgmstudios.com/us/en/press-release/prime-video-exclusively-presents-the-isofi-nba-pla
AMazon opens nba playoffs with triple header
Rest of April is official
https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/prime-video-movies-tv-shows-originals-sports-april-2026
Thanks — was looking for something like this.
Any word on the playoff windows?
Looks like ESPN has their windows out on the advance schedule. Any idea how Amazon and NBC will go?
No, nothing re: Amazon or NBC. I can add the ESPN playoff windows, but they won’t tell us much with the new partners involved this year. I suspect the entire playoff schedule is going to be different.
ESPN has their whole schedule up now for the playoffs through the finals. Inside the NBA will be on every game and they will even start on ABC and then go to ESPN!
I hope They start the playoffs with NBA on NBC triple header. Still nothing on NBC and Amazon?
NBC starts on 4/19 so that means Amazon would have a triple header on 4/18
Where did you see that NBC starts on 4/19? Not doubting, just curious.
A commercial during last nights game.
Interesting — thanks for the heads-up.
Hi is NBA TV going show any games this season?
Yes — those have not been announced yet, but yes.
When do raptors play first game on TV in May 2025
The Raptors do not play again until October.
Without LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and Jayson Tatum, among others, what do you think the ratings will be for the ECF’s and WCF’s?
Please stop advertisements by Temu!!!! They are nasty. I do not like them.
I’m unfortunately limited in what I can do about specific brands.
Just curious Paulson, is ESPN+ going to stream any ESPN games this season? (And also Is the ABC simulcasts that ESPN+ picked up for select games or all games and include pre and post game shows ?)
I believe ESPN+ simulcasts are only for the ABC games, not sure if they include pre/postgame.
Hey Paulson, just a idea, since you have CBB, NBA, is it possible that you create a NBAGLeague national tv schedule of some sort?
It’s worth a thought, let me see what I can do.
Thunder – Lakers game will start at 10:00 pm Eastern Time on TNT.
ESPN today announced an addition to its NBA schedule. The Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James will visit the New Orleans Pelicans and CJ McCollum on Saturday, February 4, at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and ESPN+.
is there a a page that list the Center court games for NBA Tv ?
I can make a note of which games are set for Center Court.
The Nets – Pelicans game will start at 7:30 pm Eastern Time tomorrow on ESPN.
Is there any confirmation that all Christmas Day games are simulcasted on ESPN and ABC (instead of traditional windows they air during previous years)? Since ESPN on air mentioned it as it would be the format as with previous years
Yes, all five games are on both ESPN and ABC.
I am sure it just an accident but you forgot to bold NBA TV for the Wizards – Cavaliers on Sunday October 23rd 2022 so I thought I would mention that
Thanks for spotting that, will fix.
Friday, April 8
7:00p Bucks – Pistons NBA TV
I thought that NBA on TNT was doing Tuesday and Thursday night games on national televised. but It changed because of conflict between NHL and AEW on schedule.
I thought since Christmas was on Saturday the 12 pm et matchup was going to be a abc game leaving the prime time games (7:30 and 10pm et) on ESPN any idea why that’s not the case? And also of how the nfl has its Christmas games in the afternoon I think the 12 pm et should be the main game of the slate based on what I said above wouldn’t you agree
Hey paulson well the final sunday of the schedule you have so far should go like this (6/20)
76ers vs Hawks should be automatically set as a tnt game since in the past abc has never done a game 7 of a conference semi that tnt does a conference final of
Game 1 of the Western conference finals will be at 3:30 p.m. e.t. on abc if semis end early (this has been done in the past in a normal season)
The western conference semis (cilpers vs jazz and nuggets vs suns could be on abc or tnt and the time possibilities are either 9:30 or 3:30 p.m. e.t. depending on which network gets the game 3:30 p.m. e.t. would be abc while 9:30 p.m. e.t. would be for tnt ) that would make 76ers vs hawks game set for 7 p.m. e.t. (which that time slot in the past has always been a game #7 of
whichever tnt’s does conference finals on) if Eastern conference finals end early then game #1 would be set for Saturday 6/19 (since conference finals alternate days like in the past) and the time for it would be at 8:30 p.m. e.t. (this is normal since thats how all conference finals on tnt start time have been in the past)
And also btw the nba finals date and times have been known the link is http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/nba-special/listings/
I don’t believe those listings for the NBA Finals are accurate, as the NBA plans to conclude the season by July 22. As for Sixers-Hawks Game 7 — I’m sure that would be a TNT game, but until I know for sure I’ll leave it TBD.
Hey paulson according to ESPN’s nba schedule Thursday’s tnt east playin game will be at 8 p.m. e.t. Friday’s playin game on ESPN is still TBA
Paulson on friday may 14 how is it possible for a tip off times of 7:30 p.m. e.t. and 9:30 p.m. e.t. did you mean either 7 p.m. e.t. and 9:30 p.m. e.t. or 7:30 p.m. e.t. and 10 p.m. e.t.
As of espn it’s going to use the 7 p.m. e.t. and 9:30 p.m. e.t. for doubleheader
Hi Paulson, is there a chance Kings at Grizzlies next week will be flexed to TNT or ESPN next Thursday or Friday? This game has deep playoff implication.
Anything is possible, though I strongly doubt it.
Hey Paulsen, for May 11, the first NBA game on TNT will be at 7:30 pm et, and the second NBA game on TNT will be at 10 pm et (both of which will begin after the movie presentations of both Hellboy II: The Golden Army and Red Dawn)! And for May 13, the first NBA game on TNT will be at 7:30 pm et, and the second NBA game on TNT will be at 10 pm et!