NBA: Live Games & Scores

Contains adsIn-app purchases
4.4
240K reviews
10M+
Downloads
Content rating
PEGI 3
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About this app

The NBA App is your home for the season.


Tap to watch live games and get free, instant access to the latest schedule, scores, highlights, news, and behind the scenes stories from across the National Basketball Association.

In the free NBA App, fans get access to:
- Live scores, stats and standings
- The latest basketball news, highlights, game previews and recaps.
- The full season schedule and details on where to watch every NBA game*
- Stories from across the NBA to bring you closer to the action.
- Live channels streaming around the clock basketball coverage, highlights, studio shows, and more.
- Personalized live updates on your favorite teams and players
- Live free access to postgame press conferences after every game
- Play free games to test your basketball knowledge with NBA Play


*Fans will be guided to log in or subscribe to the appropriate streaming service including ABC, ESPN, NBC, Peacock, Amazon Prime Video, and NBA League Pass for out-of-market games.

Want even more? Watch live games with NBA League Pass and stream your favorite NBA teams and players.

NBA League Pass subscribers have access to:
- Streaming NBA games live and on-demand.*
- Alternate streams including Data Mode and NBA Hoopervision
- Local language broadcasts
- Overlays with player stats, scores of other games, and live odds without leaving the game
- Mobile optimized game streams for phones and tablets
- Access to stream the reimagined NBA TV
- Access to the NBA archives to stream the most memorable games and moments.

League Pass Premium subscribers get access to:
- Gametime is anytime with download for later to watch NBA games on the go or offline.
- Commercial free viewing on up to 3 devices
- In-Arena Entertainment at game breaks, so you feel like you are there.


** Blackouts and restrictions apply in the US and Canada.

NBA ID has rewards for every fan. Sign up and get access to:
- Member-only benefits like free ticket giveaways and sports merch deals
- Free live game nights and exclusive content
- Daily fan perks during NBA ID Member Days
- Upgraded fan experiences at NBA events
- Voting on top league moments and influence the game
- Earning badges that show off your fandom

Play free games with NBA play to test your basketball knowledge and show how well you know the sport. Games include:
- Full Court Guess
- Hoop Connect
- NBA IQ
- NBA Rank
- Player Path
- NBA Blast
- Trivia

Get the best free NBA coverage, including pre-season games, global games, NBA Emirates NBA Cup, Christmas Day games, NBA All-Star Weekend and All-Star Game, NBA Playoff games, NBA Finals, NBA Draft, NBA Summer League, and NBA 2K League. The official NBA app features highlights of every shot, dunk, nothing but net, and more from the Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, Charlotte Hornets, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, LA Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves, New Orleans Pelicans, New York Knicks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz, and Washington Wizards.

Current NBA League Pass and NBA TV subscribers can access their subscription by logging into the app.

Purchase NBA League Pass or NBA TV, and you will be automatically billed through Apple every 30 days (monthly packages) or every 365 days (annual packages) until you cancel your subscription. Refunds are not available after subscriptions have been activated.

Please visit support.watch.nba.com to contact the support team if you are experiencing any issues.

Terms of Use: http://www.nba.com/news/termsofuse
Privacy Policy: http://www.nba.com/news/privacy_policy.html
Updated on
Nov 11, 2025
Events & offers

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Location, Personal info and 2 others
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, Financial info and 3 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.4
221K reviews
Ashley Parsons
October 4, 2022
Ipad and android app (s10), both unable to turn off captions when viewing in app or via chromecast. Don't even try to fast forward, it will take an age to actually start playing without buffering/jumping. Generally a bit buggy. Needs plenty of work! So much work that I will be asking for a refund if it doesn't get better very soon. Its almost unusable!
22 people found this review helpful
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NBA Properties, Inc.
October 10, 2022
We are sorry you are not having a great experience in the app so far, Ashley! Please ensure you have the latest version of the app by deleting and reinstalling the app from the Google Play Store. If your issue persists, please update your review or visit support.watch.nba.com to submit a ticket with our support team. Thanks, NBA Support
Tim Smith
October 21, 2022
New ap absolutely hopeless. I've cleared cache, reinstalled, all that stuff, and it is still totally unusable. Games crash regularly, particularly if you attempt to forward or switch to other functions on your phone/iPad (skip through a timeout and you'll crash the stream, send a text message ditto). It defaults to Spanish language even though I'm in England. It won't let you watch the Summary without revealing the score, and doesn't even have Summaries on desktop. Massive downgrade on last year
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NBA Properties, Inc.
October 29, 2022
We are really sorry for the trouble and that you are not having a great experience in the app so far, Tim. Thank you for bringing these issues to our attention. We would be happy to look into the issue further if you would like to troubleshoot with our Support Team at support.watch.nba.com. Thanks, NBA Support
Timothy Aldous
August 25, 2023
Poorly designed app, relying too much on the 'stories' format. It's difficult to find the latest news, and you never know if you're going to be presented with an article, a story or a video. You can no longer download video or radio recordings or even stream radio after the broadcast. Regional blackouts somehow also affect the UK, and worst of all, the playback stutters, but there are limited options to change the bitrate. It's by far the worst app I've used from a 'big' company.
86 people found this review helpful
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NBA Properties, Inc.
August 25, 2023
Thank you for your feedback, Timothy. Your comments are extremely important to us and we appreciate you taking the time to provide us with your review. For further assistance, please visit support.watch.nba.com to submit a ticket describing your concern including your email address to our support team so we can help. Thanks, NBA Support

What’s new

This update includes bug fixes and improvements to bring you the best possible fan experience.