The 2021-22 NBA TV schedule on ESPN, ABC, TNT and NBA TV. The NBA season is set to begin October 19 and run through April 10, followed by the second-annual Play-in Tournament from April 12-15. The NBA Playoffs is set to run from April 16 through as late as June 19. National TV games are highlighted and listed first.
The 2022 NBA Playoffs is scheduled to begin Saturday, April 16 , with Game 1 of the NBA Finals scheduled for Thursday, June 2 and a potential Game 7 set for Sunday, June 19.
Hulu has ESPN and TNT but not NBA TV; Fubo TV has ESPN and NBA TV but not TNT. If you do not receive NBA TV as part of your cable/streaming/satellite package, you can now purchase the network standalone for $7/month or $59/year through NBA League Pass. If you subscribe to ESPN or TNT through a cable, satellite or streaming provider, ...
Throughout the 2021–22 regular season, the NBA will air 273 nationally televised games across ABC (19), ESPN (82), TNT (65), and NBA TV (107). These games only make up 22% of the NBA regular season, so you’ll want to add your local regional sports network (RSN) and a NBA League Pass subscription to get complete NBA coverage.
For cord-cutters, Sling TV, YouTube TV, or a standalone NBA League Pass subscription are the best way to watch nationally broadcast NBA games.
An RSN will give you every non-nationally televised game featuring your local NBA team, while NBA League Pass will give you every non-nationally televised game featuring teams not in your region.
If you just want to get all the out-of-market games, then NBA League Pass costs $28.99 per month If you want to upgrade to no commercials, you can jump up to $39.99 per month for the season. With a NBA League Pass subscription, you can also watch games through the NBA mobile app.
You can record any games you miss on YouTube TV’s unlimited DVR, which saves recordings for up to nine months. The service also has a spoiler feature that can hide final scores or live previews before you start watching saved games.
But even though DISH has awesome NBA coverage on its own, you’ll still run into blackouts and restrictions for out-of-market games unless you add NBA League Pass to your subscription.
One major downside of Sling TV is that it doesn’t have ABC. While it doesn’t seem that important right now, no ABC will kill you in the postseason. NBA Championship, anyone?