Luka Doncic leads the Los Angeles Lakers against Steph Curry, Jimmy Butler, and the Golden State Warriors tonight.

You can live stream NBA games all season long with Fubo, who offer a free trial. They carry all of the channels you will need to never miss your favorite team’s games, including nationally broadcast channels like ESPN, NBC, ABC, and NBA TV, as well as local team coverage.

For the first time since 2002, NBA basketball will air on NBC. If you were a ’90s kid, John Tesh’s iconic “Roundball Rock” was the soundtrack of your basketball-watching experience, the perfect melodic intro that remains synonymous with hoops.

DIRECTV is our top pick for watching basketball live for free — its five-day free trial includes ESPN (plus every other channel you’ll need for the NBA season including local channels). When the trial is over, you’ll pay as low as $49.99/month and gain access to over 90 live channels.

All NBA games presented by NBC Sports will stream live on Peacock. Telemundo, NBCUniversal’s Spanish-language broadcast network, will present 10 Sunday Night Basketball games as well as the NBA Mexico City Game on Nov. 1, 2025, and the NBA All-Star Game on Feb. 15, 2026, for 12 games total.

• WATCH: You can watch the 2025-26 NBA Season Tip-Off live for FREE with Fubo (free trial), by signing up with DirecTV (free trial) or streaming live on Peacock for under $11/month. When: Tip-off is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. PT/7:30 p.m. ET (5:30 p.m. MST) on Tuesday, October 21.

From amazing talent (the Nuggets) to chaos machines (the Pelicans), these are the squads you’ll actually enjoy watching.