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The NBA Summer League is underway with the league’s new stars like Los Angeles Lakers Rookie Bronny James is already making headlines. A precursor to the upcoming 2024-25 NBA season, the NBA Summer League is giving fans a glimpse of NBA rookies and future stars in action.
Read on to find out all the ways you can watch NBA Summer League games, even if you don’t have cable.
How to watch the NBA Summer League
NBA Summer League games will take place from July 12-22, 2024. Games will be broadcast on the ESPN family of channels, NBA TV, NBA League Pass and ESPN+.
How to Watch NBA Summer League Without Cable
If you have I dropped my cable subscriptionor if your cable provider doesn’t include ESPN channels, you can subscribe to one of the streaming or live TV platforms featured below.
Watch NBA Summer League for Free on Fubo
You can watch the NBA Summer League with a subscription to Fubo. Fubo is a sports-focused streaming service that offers access to ABC, ESPN, CBS, ESPN, NBA TV, and ION. In addition to WNBA basketball, Fubo also gives subscribers access to nearly every NFL game next season.
To watch the NBA Summer League without cable, start a free seven-day trial of Fubo. You can start watching immediately on your TV, phone, tablet, or computer. In addition to NBA basketball, you’ll get access to NFL football, MLB, NBA, NHLMLS and international soccer matches.
Fubo’s Pro plan costs $80 per month after your seven-day free trial. To watch the NBA this summer, add the Fubo Extra plan for $7.99 per month, which includes NBA TV. Or upgrade to the Fubo Elite plan and get all Fubo Extra channels, plus the ability to stream in 4K, starting at $90 per month.
Key Features of FuboTV Pro Tier:
- There is no contract with Fubo, you can cancel at any time.
- The Pro tier includes over 180 channels, so there’s something for everyone in the family to watch.
- Fubo includes most of the channels you’ll need to watch Caitlin Clark play this season, including CBS (not available through Sling TV).
- All tiers include 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR recording.
- Stream to your TV, phone, tablet and other devices.
Sling TV: The Cheapest Way to Stream NBA Summer League Games
One of the most cost-effective ways to stream NBA Summer League play this season is via a Sling TV subscription. To watch the NBA Summer League, you’ll need a subscription to the Orange + Blue package. You’ll also get more sports with Sling TV, which includes live streams of your local ABC, NBC, and Fox channels. Add the Sports Extra package to enhance your sports coverage, including NBA TV.
The Orange + Blue package costs $35 for your first month, then $60 per month. You can cancel at any time. Add the Sports Extra package to watch NBA TV games for $11 per month.
Note: Since Sling TV does not carry CBS or ION, you won’t be able to watch Clark’s games that air on CBS and ION with Sling TV. To watch games that air on CBS, as well as PGA golf, the UEFA Champions League, and other live sports, we also recommend subscribing to Paramount+ with Showtime. Paramount+ with Showtime costs $12 per month after a one-week free trial.
Note: CBS Essentials and Paramount+ with Showtime are both subsidiaries of Paramount.
Key features of the Sling TV Orange + Blue tier:
- There are 46 channels to watch in total, including ESPN and ABC.
- You have access to WNBA basketball, NHLMonday night MLB and NFL games will be broadcast on ESPN next season at the lowest price ever.
- All subscription levels include 50 hours of cloud-based DVR storage.
NBA League Pass: Watch the NBA Summer League this season
Select NBA Summer League games will be broadcast this season on NBA League Pass. With NBA League Pass, you can watch out-of-market games live and on-demand, and get 24-hour NBA TV coverage, including select WNBA games. With an upgraded NBA League Pass Premium subscription, you get everything included in NBA League Pass, plus you can stream games live and on-demand on up to three different devices at once, and have access to the in-house stream for the game of your choice.
NBA League Pass currently costs $15 per month. NBA League Pass Premium costs $23 per month. NBA League Pass offers a seven-day free trial.
Note: NBA League Pass features pre-release games, meaning select local games and all nationally broadcast games will be available three hours after the live broadcast. All subscription levels include access to live radio broadcasts of every NBA game.
Hulu + Live TV/ESPN+ Bundle: Watch NBA Summer League Live for Free
You can watch NBA Summer League games on CBS, ABC, and ESPN with the Hulu + Live TV/ESPN+ bundle. The bundle includes 95 channels, including ABC, NBC, CBS, TNT, and ESPN. It also includes the ESPN+ streaming service. Unlimited DVR storage is also included. Watch the 2024 WNBA season, 2024 NBA playoffs, MLB this season, and NFL games broadcast on network television next season with the Hulu + Live TV/ESPN+ bundle.
Note: Hulu + Live TV does not carry NBA TV, but does carry most NBA Summer League games this season.
Hulu + Live TV comes with ESPN+ and Disney+ and is priced at $77 after a three-day free trial.
Watch NBA Summer League games on ESPN+:
You can watch every NBA Summer League game this year on ESPN+, including Bronny James and the Los Angeles Lakers. ESPN+ offers exclusive live sporting events, original shows, and a vast library of on-demand content, including the entire 30 For 30 series and more.
You can stream ESPN+ via the ESPN app on your favorite mobile device and on ESPN.com. It’s also available as an app on major smart TV streaming platforms and game consoles such as the PS5.
An ESPN+ subscription costs $10.99 per month, or save 15% when you pay annually ($110). ESPN+ also currently offers a value bundle. Get ESPN+ (with ads), Disney+ (with ads), and Hulu (with ads) for $14.99 per month.
Note: An ESPN+ subscription does not include content and programming from the ESPN family of networks. To watch ESPN, you will need a cable subscription or a subscription to a streaming platform like Sling TVone of the most affordable streaming platforms.
Here’s a sample of what’s available on ESPN+:
- Exclusive fantasy sports tools and content from some of the most respected voices in sports.
- Select WNBA games, including select Indiana Fever games from Caitlin Clark.
- Every UFC Fight Night event UFC PPV event (PPV events are subject to additional fees).
- Football including EFL Championship, US Open Cup and Bundesliga.
- College sports, including the Ivy League, Big Sky Conference and Atlantic A10 Conference.
- MLB and the World Series.
- High-level tennis, including the Australian Open and Wimbledon.
- The PGA Tour and the Masters.
Best Place to Buy NBA Fan Gear: Fanatics
The NBA Summer League is just a taste of another great season of NBA basketball to come. When it comes to new NBA fan gear and jerseys from all of our favorite NBA stars, Fanatics is our first stop to see what’s new. In addition to Bronny James’ No. 9 Lakers jersey, find commemorative T-shirts and more. Fanatics also has just-released NFL Draft jerseys, like the new Chicago Bears jersey for first-round draft pick Caleb Williams.
NBA Summer League Weekend Schedule
Below is the schedule for the remaining games in the NBA Summer League this year.
All Eastern Times
Friday July 19
- Milwaukee Bucks vs. Phoenix Suns, 4:00 p.m. – NBA TV
- Dallas Mavericks vs. Boston Celtics, 4:30 p.m. – ESPN U
- Atlanta Hawks vs. Chicago Bulls, 6:00 p.m. – NBA TV
- New York Knicks vs. Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. – ESPN
- Philadelphia 76ers vs. San Antonio Spurs, 8:30 p.m. – NBA TV
- Toronto Raptors vs. Miami Heat, 9 p.m. – TBD
- Golden State Warriors vs. Oklahoma City Thunder, 10:30 p.m. – NBA TV
- Portland Trail Blazers vs. Charlotte Hornets, 11:00 p.m. – ESPN 2
Saturday July 20
- TBD vs. TBD, 3:00 p.m. – NBA TV
- TBD vs. TBD, 4:00 p.m. – ESPN
- TBD vs. TBD, 5:00 p.m. – NBA TV
- TBD vs. TBD, 6:00 p.m. – ESPN
- TBD vs. TBD, 7:00 p.m. – NBA TV
- TBD vs. TBD, 9:00 p.m. – NBA TV
- TBD vs. TBD, 11:00 p.m. – NBA TV
Sunday July 21
- TBD vs. TBD, 2:00 p.m. – ESPN
- TBD vs. TBD, 3:00 p.m. – NBA TV
- TBD vs. TBD, 4:00 p.m. – ESPN
- TBD vs. TBD, 5:00 p.m. – NBA TV
- TBD vs. TBD, 6:30 p.m. — ESPN U
- TBD vs. TBD, 7:00 p.m. – NBA TV
- TBD vs. TBD, 8:30 p.m. — ESPN U
- TBD vs. TBD, 9:00 p.m. – NBA TV
Monday July 22
- TBD vs. TBD, 9:00 p.m. – ESPN
What is the NBA Summer League?
The NBA Summer League gives teams the opportunity to try out different teams, instead of their regular-season roster, giving rookies a chance to suit up and try to gain size. Each team plays a handful of games, but the entire team does not participate.
