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Coverage of the NBA is going to look a little different with the start of the 2025-26 season, and finding each game may present a bit of a challenge.
Fans tuning into the NBA this season will have to adjust their viewing habits to new networks and a seven-day-a-week national TV schedule.
The NBA has a new home for its 2025-26 season, with fans able to catch the New York Knicks, Boston Celtics, and Los Angeles Lakers for free.
The NBA’s return to NBC is part of an 11-year, $76 billion rights package spread across ESPN/ABC, NBC/Peacock and Amazon’s Prime Video. NBC will air primetime games on Tuesdays throughout the season, and Sundays after its NFL commitments end, and Peacock will have streaming-exclusive games on Monday nights.
Western Conference fans should appreciate NBC’s approach to its “Coast 2 Coast Tuesday” telecasts starting Oct. 28. In most weeks, NBC TV stations in the Western and Mountain time zones will get their own games in prime time at 8 p.m., rather than a 5 p.m. start time for an East Coast contest.
League Pass is available through the NBA for $109.99/season (with commercials) or $159.99/season (League Pass Premium, which is commercial-free). You can also purchase the service monthly for $16.99 or $24.99 (commercial-free).
Rich Kleiman, 35V co-founder and Boardroom co-founder, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the return of NBA to NBC, the possibility of additional NBA franchises, future of the NBA All-Star Weekend, and more.