NBA On TV Briefs: An NBA Sunday Ticket?; 5 Games On ABC In One Day?; Michael Jordan’s NBC Mystery Revealed
By Phillip Swann
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Could the NBA Offer a Sunday Ticket With Local Games?
The National Football League has made billions of dollars selling its games via the NFL Sunday Ticket so it’s not surprising that other league commissioners would be interested in offering a similar package. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver tells Sports Illustrated that his sport is contemplating a ‘Sunday Ticket’ like plan although the model might be somewhat different. “To me, the most pro-consumer/fan model would be one where you can get any game at any time regardless of the geography. And you would also simplify the transactional friction (price) in terms of being able to get that game. That’s something that, I’d say, many of the national platforms are interested in and those discussions are ongoing.” To learn more, click here.
ABC to Tip Off NBA Season With 5 Xmas Games
ABC today released its TV schedule for the 2025/26 NBA season and it tips off with five games on Christmas Day, starting with the noon ET clash between the Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks. The network will broadcast 23 NBA games during the season. To learn more, click here.
NBC & Peacock Tip Off NBA Coverage On Tuesday Night
NBC (and Peacock) returns to NBA broadcasting tomorrow night with a doubleheader between the Rockets and Thunder at 7:30 p.m. ET and Warriors at Lakers at 10 p.m. ET. The network hasn’t had the rights to NBA games for more than two decades. As part of its agreement with the league, Peacock will stream 100 regular season games this season with up to three games each on Monday nights starting October 27. To learn more, click here.
Michael Jordan’s Role On NBC Broadcasts Revealed
The peacock network has hired NBA legend Michael Jordan to offer exclusive analysis of the games. Since the announcement, there has been much speculation on Jordan’s role (and his paycheck) for the broadcasts. Well, now we know. NBC says in a press release that his Airness tomorrow night at halftime of the Rockets-Thunder game will offer his “first installment of MJ: Insights to Excellence, a series that will air throughout the season.” To learn more, click here.
NBC’s NBA Theme Song From 1990s Returns!
Michael Jordan isn’t the only iconic element from the 1990s that will appear on NBC’s NBA broadcasts. John Tesh’s snappy ‘Roundball Rock,’ which served as background music for the network’s games in the olden days, will be part of the new coverage starting tomorrow night. To learn more, click here.
Reimagined’ NBA TV to Offer 60 Live Games; Primetime Show; International Games
The NBA, which now has full control of NBA TV after the league’s deal with TBS expired, said today that the ‘reimagined’ channel will offer ‘nonstop basketball’ programming starting Wednesday, October 15. The NBA TV lineup will include 60 live regular season games, a primetime show featuring ex-players such as John Wall and Rudy Gay, and international games featuring top prospects. To learn more about the league’s plans for NBA TV, click here.
ESPN Announces ‘Inside the NBA’ Plans
Starting with the 2025/26 season, ESPN will carry the Inside the NBA pre-game, halftime and post-game shows featuring host Ernie Johnson and analysts Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O’Neal. The show was previously on TNT but the network lost the rights to NBA basketball so ESPN is picking it up. ESPN last week announced that Inside the NBA will debut on the network’s regular TV channel on Wednesday, October 22 from 6-7 p.m. ET and 6:30-7 p.m. ET on Thursday, October 23. You will be able to watch it with the pay TV ESPN channel or the ESPN Unlimited app. To learn more, click here.
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