The Dallas Mavericks get their first taste of NBA Cup play on Friday night at FedExForum to take on the Memphis Grizzlies.

The 80th NBA season tipped off Tuesday, Oct. 21, marking the start of nine beautiful months of basketball. Here’s how you can tune into the 2025 NBA season, even without cable. For the 2025 season, NBA games will air across NBC and ESPN, and stream on ...

Both services offer ESPN, ABC and NBC, which is another major broadcasting partner of the NBA. They both have NBA TV, which also airs multiple NBA games every week and will air NBA Playoff games. With DIRECTV and Fubo, you’ll get every nationally televised NBA game that isn’t exclusively on a separate streaming service (Amazon Prime, Peacock).