Never miss a beat of the season.
The NBA App is your home to follow every game, tap to watch live, catch up with highlights, track the latest scores and stats, and get personalised updates on your favourite teams and players.
New for the 2026-27 NBA season:
- Tap To Watch. Live games are now easier to find. Just tap the broadcast logo for the game you want to watch to be directed to where it is being shown.*
- Go deeper into every game. Game Pulse combines live insights, advanced stats, and highlights, so you know what’s happening and why it matters.
- Put your team front and centre. Get faster access to your team’s scores, schedule, standings and latest news.
- Watch your way. Get personalised multiview recommendations and track games that matter with the new Focus View.
- Get NBA answers instantly. Ask NBA gives you access to news, team and player stats and decades of league history, just by asking.
The NBA App is free to download and gives fans access to:
- Live scores, stats, and standings
- The full season schedule, with where to watch and access to live basketball games with Tap to Watch*
- The latest basketball news, highlights, game previews and recaps
- Stories from across the National Basketball Association
- Live channels streaming news, highlights, studio shows, and more
- Personalised live updates on your favourite NBA teams and players
- Live free access to postgame press conferences after every game
*Fans are guided to log in or subscribe to the appropriate streaming service including ABC, ESPN, NBC, Peacock, Amazon Prime Video, and NBA League Pass for out-of-market games
NBA League Pass subscribers have access to:
- The most NBA games, live and on-demand**
- Stream up to 4 games at once with multiview on select devices
- In-game stats overlays for deeper game context
- Additional broadcasts, including Data Mode and NBA Hoopervision
- Mobile-optimised game streams for phones and tablets
- Select local-language broadcasts
- Archive of historical NBA games and moments
- 24/7 NBA TV coverage featuring live games, original programming, and more
League Pass Premium subscribers also get access to:
- Concurrent streaming: stream games on up to 3 devices at once
- Download games to watch offline
- In-arena entertainment during game breaks instead of commercials
**Blackouts and restrictions apply in the US and Canada
NBA ID is for every fan. Sign up for perks like:
- Personalised settings shaped by your favourite teams and players
- Access to free live game nights and exclusive content
- Upgraded fan experiences
Get the best free NBA coverage, including pre-season games, global games, NBA Emirates NBA Cup, Christmas Day games, NBA All-Star Weekend and All-Star Game, NBA Playoff games, NBA Finals, NBA Draft, NBA Summer League, and NBA 2K League. The official NBA app features highlights of every shot, dunk, and nothing but net from the Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, Charlotte Hornets, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, LA Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves, New Orleans Pelicans, New York Knicks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz, and Washington Wizards.
NBA League Pass and NBA TV subscribers can access their subscription by logging into the App.
Purchase NBA League Pass or NBA TV, and you will be automatically billed through Apple every 30 days (monthly packages) or every 365 days (annual packages) until you cancel your subscription. Refunds are not available after subscriptions have been activated.
Please visit support.watch.nba.com if you are experiencing any issues.
Terms of Use: http://www.nba.com/news/termsofuse
Privacy Policy: http://www.nba.com/news/privacy_policy.html
The official NBA app is your go-to source for all things basketball. Follow your favorite players and teams on and off the court with real-time scores, news, and schedules. Get exclusive behind-the-scenes looks and rim-rattling highlights in Moments, a mobile-friendly vertical scroll of short videos. And when it’s game time, stream out-of-market broadcasts live and on demand with an NBA League Pass subscription.
Quality and customer support unreliable
Jynormous.
We pay a fair price for the league pass and the quality is terrible. We know we do not have an internet issue because all other streaming platforms we use have no issues at all. I tried to log a ticket but the support page doesn’t allow me to complete the request form! Instead of buffering every 2mins why can’t you allow us to download the entire game within the app, this would reduce all the complaints from myself and others about the quality. If you’re not going to fix it reduce your price or get rid of Microsoft and find someone who can provide a proper customer experience.
Developer Response
We are sorry you are having issues with the app. Kindly uninstall and reinstall the app then check for software updates in your device. If the issue persists, please update your review or visit support.watch.nba.com to submit a ticket with us. Thanks, NBA Support
Consistently getting worse
Zeeshwa
First off, the video quality is very poor. I can easily stream in high definition from other platforms, but NBA is always buffering and quitting during important moments of the game. You get a better user experience from illegally streaming games than paying for league pass. In years gone by, during game breaks, you had access to the view of the in arena cameras and the jumbotron, so you could really feel like you were at the game. Now they just show a screen with “game break”, or give you un-skippable ads that you have to pay an extra $100 to remove. Then, most annoying of all - they have removed the ability to cast. The chrome cast button still shows, but instead of showing available devices, it asks you to enter a pin. You enter the pin and it does nothing. Why are they constantly doing everything to make their service worse? It is so frustrating. If it aint broke dont fix it. Oh and the customer service team does absolutely nothing to help resolve the issues. They take forever to respond, and when they do its just useless information copy pasted from a script. Do better NBA. If you want to appeal to the younger generation you need to fix your hopeless app. And that doesnt mean making it a garbage TikTok clone.
Developer Response
We are sorry you're having issues using Chromecast with the app! Please reach out to the support team with additional details at support.watch.nba.com so we can help investigate. Thanks, NBA Support
Extremely frustrating to use. Not worth the high price-point
SimonFJ1
The layout and different features offered from the league pass within the app are great. Although, this is the expectation for the high price-point. For example, being able to switch between team commentaries and see real time stats is awesome. Unfortunately… you can’t get through 5 minutes of using these features without finding a problem. The number of frequent glitches in the app ruins the enjoyment of using these features especially for a paid service. The constant frustration of the video freezing on a black screen after watching 30 seconds of a game is ridiculous - especially when casting to the TV and have to refresh the app on my phone for it to work. There are times where I’ve been logged into league pass and the app is saying I don’t have access to games and need to buy league pass…Other issues include:- Games not showing up when they are live- Slow loading times and poor quality streams- Just randomly pausing while I’m watching- Stats not updating in line with the timing of the gameAnd these are not issues with the instalment or internet connection - all of my friends have the same issues.For a billion dollar league and charging $150+ for league pass, these issues are completely below the standard of modern day streaming networks. This isn’t anything new either, the app has been terrible from a user experience perspective for years.
Developer Response
We appreciate your feedback about the Chromecast issues with the app! Please contact our support team with more details at support.watch.nba.com so we can assist you further. Thank you, NBA Support
This update includes bug fixes and improvements to bring you the best possible fan experience.
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