Hoops Nightly
Season guide · 2026-27 · Times in United Kingdom

The NBA in the UK

The short answer

In the UK the NBA is on Sky Sports (and NOW) and Prime Video, with League Pass for every game. There are 53 games in the next seven days, 25 of them before half past midnight; the next tip-off is tomorrow at 0:00.

53games in the next 7 days
25at a watchable hour
3Players from United Kingdom
Next tip-offWatchable live
ATLHawks
0:00Tomorrow
ORLMagic

The week, in your time

Every game of the next seven days converted to local time. The highlighted ones start at an hour you can actually watch live. Watchable live

Where to watch

Every legal way to watch, what each one covers and what it costs. Prices are the list prices we checked, not offers.

TV channel

Sky Sports

PricePart of a Sky TV package; price depends on the bundle

Up to 130 live regular-season games, the playoffs including the Conference Finals, and the 2027 NBA Finals.

Sky's deal runs to 2036 and includes the WNBA.

Official site ↗
Streaming

NOW · Sky Sports Membership

Price£34.99 a month, or £14.99 for a day

The same games as Sky Sports, without a contract.

Official site ↗
Streaming

Prime Video

PricePrime £8.99 a month or £95 a year; Prime Video alone £5.99 a month

67 regular-season games plus about 20 more in UK prime time, the NBA Manchester Game on 17 January, the NBA Cup knockouts, the Play-In, part of the first two playoff rounds and the 2027 Eastern Conference Finals.

Official site ↗
Every game

NBA League Pass

PriceMonthly and season passes; the 2026-27 UK price is shown at checkout

Every game live and on demand, direct or as a Prime Video Channel.

Sources disagree on whether Sky and Prime games are blacked out live: check before you buy.

Official site ↗

Players from the UK

Every player the league lists from this country, with this season's numbers and his last game.

Midnight to four

Most NBA games reach the UK between midnight and four in the morning: a 7pm tip-off in New York is midnight in London, and the West Coast follows at three. The exceptions are worth knowing, and the week above highlights them: weekend afternoon games in the US land between five and eleven in the evening here, and this season Prime Video has about twenty games scheduled specifically for UK prime time.

Mind the clocks in autumn and spring. The UK goes back to GMT a week before the US does, so for one week the gap is four hours instead of five; the times above are always converted from the official schedule, so they already account for it.

Sky or Prime?

Sky Sports remains the TV home of the NBA in Britain, with the bigger package and the 2027 Finals. Prime Video has fewer games but a strong set of exclusives, including the Manchester Game at Co-op Live in January, the Play-In and the Eastern Conference Finals. Seeing the whole post-season means having both, or League Pass.

Questions fans ask

Can I watch the NBA for free in the UK?

Sky Sports has streamed some Sunday games free on its YouTube channel in the past; it has not been confirmed for 2026-27. Highlights are free on the NBA's and Sky Sports' YouTube channels.

Where can I watch the NBA Manchester Game?

San Antonio and New Orleans play at Co-op Live on Sunday 17 January 2027, exclusively on Prime Video.

Who has the 2027 NBA Finals in the UK?

Sky Sports. Prime Video had the 2026 Finals; the two alternate under the current deals.

Watching from somewhere else

Sources

Rights and prices checked on 20 October 2026.