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How to follow NBA on Sky Sports in 2018-19

Sky Sports will broadcast extensive season-long games and programming including more than 42 live weekend primetime games starting from 8pm U.K. time
Image: Sky Sports is the new broadcast and digital home of the NBA in the UK

Sky Sports is your new home of the NBA so it's time to mark your card on what you can expect from us across the 2018-19 season.

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With wall-to-wall live action to bring you throughout the regular season and into the post-season, there is plenty to stay up to date with as the NBA lands across our platforms in style.

There is also no excuse for missing out now with sky.mnosports.com/NBA the digital home for UK fans to catch up on all the match action with reports, highlights, features and previews.

Here's what to expect.....

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Join in the conversation on social media and don't miss the BIG plays

Live Coverage

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Follow us through the regular season and into the Playoffs

The NBA season is a relentless machine, each team plays 82 games before we even get to the playoffs so in keeping with that Sky Sports will show more than 170 live games across the season.

We will have you covered through the year with our Sky Sports live NBA games in 2018-19 that includes 42 live weekend prime time games.

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There is no let up on Christmas Day either with the traditional slate of five games. The NBA comes to the UK again with the London Game that features Washington Wizards and the New York Knicks in January.

The glamour goes up a notch as we head to Charlotte for All-Star weekend in February before all the fun and games of Playoffs and Finals reaches your screens in April and May.

And then everyone starts again in June where the pick of college talent are picked off in the NBA Draft in June.

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Highlights & video

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Nobody does highlights better than the NBA from ally-oops to slam dunks every night is a showreel - if you miss out on the action - don't worry......

Our comprehensive On Demand service will have all your needs covered from full repeats of our live Sky Sports action to a range of highlights and packages across the NBA week.

We will also have a full archive of team profiles and in-depth programming to ensure you are up to date with all the latest talking points as well as some of the sport's biggest personalities.

NBA Action is your one-stop show that brings together all of the week's highlights and all that coupled with our website and app which will feature bitesize highlights, showstopping moments as well as the pick of the night's and week's action with our plays of the night and countdown videos.

Online & Social

Sky Sports is now the NBA's new online destination for fans in the UK with extensive video highlights, news, stats, scores and original digital content, enabling fans to stay connected to the game whenever, wherever they are.

Bookmark our brand new website to stay up to date with news, reports, features and previews while fixtures, results and standings are also on the way.

Our mobile app will also have a dedicated section to make sure you never miss a moment and we want you to join in the conversation across our social channels including our brand new twitter feed, our Sky Sports Facebook page as well as Instagram and

How to watch

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Sky subscribers

TV: Full-season coverage is available across Sky Sports Action, Sky Sports Arena, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports News while Sky Sports Mix (Channel 121) - available to all Sky TV customers at no extra cost - will show one match every Saturday

Sky Go: Subscribers can watch the action wherever they are as it happens. Sign in to Sky Go to watch on your desktop computer or laptop or download the app.

Non-Sky subscribers

NOW TV: Watch the action from £7.99 - with no contract required. The NOW TV app is available on more than 60 devices, including TV, mobile phones, and games consoles, and you can register up to four of them.

Sky Sports is the new home of the NBA in the UK with live coverage throughout the week, including Saturday night's action free to all Sky subscribers via Sky Sports Mix

And sky.mnosports.com/nba will be your home for news, reports, video and features throughout the season while you can follow us @SkySportsNBA

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