By Mallory Mattingly
Well, basketball fans, the NBA has just released its 2025-2026 schedule, and it’s become a lot more confusing.
The NBA has partnerships with Disney (ABC/ESPN/ESPN Radio) as well as NBCUniversal (NBC/Peacock) and Amazon (Prime Video).
With that, “the 2025-26 schedule of national games will generally feature Mondays on Peacock, Tuesdays on NBC/Peacock, Wednesdays on ESPN/ESPN App, Thursdays on Prime Video, Fridays on Prime Video and ESPN/ESPN App, Saturdays on Prime Video in the afternoon and ABC/ESPN App at night, and Sundays on ABC/ESPN App in the afternoon and NBC/Peacock at night. Every national game will be available on broadly distributed streaming services – the ESPN App for all ABC/ESPN games, Peacock for all NBCUniversal games and Prime Video for all Amazon games,” the NBA said in a press release.
Where to watch NBA action this season ⬇️
Season-long national games:
▪️ Mon: Peacock
▪️ Tue: NBC/PeacockRelated: Amazon Teams Up With NBA for 2025 Black Friday Line-Up
▪️ Wed: ESPN
▪️ Fri: Prime VideoAdditional weekly national games starting midseason:
▪️ Thu: Prime Video
▪️ Sat: ABC | ESPN | Prime Video
▪️ Sun: ABC | ESPN | NBC/Peacock pic.twitter.com/eZgo8viuEX— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) August 14, 2025
Since the games will be aired across five different platforms, the NBA will “launch a new digital feature to make watching live games easier than ever. Through the NBA App, NBA.com, team platforms and league partner sites, fans will be seamlessly guided to live game streams. More details will be shared ahead of the season.”
The NBA season will kick off on October 21 on NBC with the reigning champions, the Oklahoma City Thunder, hosting Kevin Durant and the Rockets. The opening night will consist of a doubleheader, so the Lakers will also face off against the Warriors.
Game on. 🎮 NBA Tip-Off, October 21st on NBC and Peacock. pic.twitter.com/AALohb2D0a
— NBA on NBC and Peacock (@NBAonNBC) August 12, 2025
For the first time ever, NBC Sports will air a “quadrupleheader on Martin Luther King Jr. Day – January 19, 2026 – featuring stars such as Giannis Antetokounmpo, Trae Young, Gilgeous-Alexander, Mitchell, Cooper Flagg, Jalen Brunson, Jaylen Brown, Cunningham, and more.”
The schedule includes:
- 1:00 p.m. ET Milwaukee Bucks at Atlanta Hawks (Peacock exclusive)
- 2:30 p.m. ET Oklahoma City Thunder at Cleveland Cavaliers (NBC/Peacock)
- 5:00 p.m. ET Dallas Mavericks at New York Knicks (NBC/Peacock)
- 8:00 p.m. ET Boston Celtics at Detroit Pistons (NBC/Peacock)
As the NBA schedule was released, many basketball fans were shocked at the number of platforms the games would be streamed on. Luckily, the NBA will offer a one-stop to help fans find the games, but this does not make things cheaper for NBA fans.
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