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NBA Unveils 2025–26 Schedule With Expanded Broadcast and Streaming Windows

By raising national broadcasts to 247 games, the new rights deal fuels scrutiny over unequal team visibility.

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Mar 5, 2025; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Mike Tirico, left, broadcast the game between the Boston Celtics and the Portland Trail Blazers with NBC Sports Boston analyst Brian Scalabrine during the first quarter at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-Imagn Images
8 can’t-miss games throughout entire 2025-26 season
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Overview

  • The NBA’s 2025–26 schedule features 247 nationally televised games across ABC, ESPN, NBC, Peacock and Amazon Prime Video, up from 172 last season.
  • NBC returns as a broadcast partner with 58 games—including new Coast 2 Coast Tuesday doubleheaders and a Sunday Night Basketball slate—while ABC will air 23 games beyond its Christmas Day lineup.
  • Oklahoma City, Golden State, Los Angeles and New York each earned a league-high 34 national appearances, tying a recent small-market champion with traditional marquee franchises.
  • Several teams face reduced exposure—Indiana leads the downturn with just nine national games—prompting fan backlash and questions about allocation fairness.
  • The schedule integrates the Emirates NBA Cup into regular-season standings and cuts back-to-back matchups before national, tournament and holiday windows to protect star availability.