Watch the NBA in Australia
ESPN and ABC games
Every ESPN and ABC broadcast streams in Australia on Kayo and Foxtel, and on Disney+ as part of a standard subscription, including the NBA Finals.
Amazon games
Amazon's NBA slate (primarily Friday and Saturday AET) streams on Prime Video in Australia and is exclusive to Prime.
Everything else
NBC, Peacock and regional-only games are not broadcast in Australia. They need NBA League Pass, which carries every game with no local blackouts.
What time is that where you are
Celtics at Pistons starts on at 6:00 am AET. Every start time on this site is AET, which is not the local clock everywhere:
| NSW, VIC, ACT, TAS | 6:00 am |
| QLD | 5:00 am |
| SA | 5:30 am |
| NT | 4:30 am |
| WA | 3:00 am |
Queensland and the Northern Territory do not observe daylight saving, so their difference from AET changes between the summer and winter halves of the season. Times above are calculated for this fixture, not a fixed offset.
Next up: what is free and what is not
NBA games are not shown free to watch in Australia, so all 12 need a subscription.
Subscription only
Frequently asked
Can I watch the NBA free in Australia?
No NBA games are broadcast free-to-air in Australia. The cheapest routes are a Kayo or Disney+ subscription for the ESPN slate, or NBA League Pass for everything.
What time are NBA games in Australia?
Most NBA games tip off between 10:00 am and 3:30 pm AET, with marquee games around midday. Every game time on this site is shown in AET.
Do I need League Pass if I have Kayo?
Kayo carries the ESPN/ABC slate only, roughly a third of games. League Pass carries every game, including Kayo's, without blackouts in Australia.