The No. 19-ranked Kansas Jayhawks (1-0) vs. No. 25-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels (1-0) game broadcasts on ESPN. If you don’t have cable, the best way to watch the college basketball game is with DirecTV, which carries ESPN.

• You can watch LA Clippers vs. Phoenix Suns live for FREE with DirecTV (free trial), with Fubo (free trial), or streaming live on ESPN Unlimited ($29.99/month). When: Saturday, November 8, at 7:30 p.m. PT/10:30 p.m. ET (8:30 p.m. MST).

The Houston Rockets face the San Antonio Spurs on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025 (11/7/25) in an NBA Cup in-season tournament group play matchup at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas.

The Syracuse Orange men’s and women’s basketball teams both start their 2025-26 seasons this week, and things could not be more complicated for fans hoping to watch the first games. The first games aren’t on cable TV,

San Antonio Spurs vs. Los Angeles Lakers is set for Wednesday, Nov. 5: Here's how to find, watch, and livestream the NBA game online for free.

With the 2025-26 NBA season in full swing, the league is already seeing a lot of buzz and excitement for what’s to come throughout the schedule. The first big event is the NBA Cup, a six-week in-season knockout tournament where each team has a chance to win it all.

While NBA Cup games broadcast on TV across NBC and ESPN, the in-season tournament can also be streamed on web-based streaming cable services - like DirecTV, Fubo and Hulu + Live TV - some of which even offer free trials. Games are also streamable on Prime Video and Peacock.