$219.99/yr. 3/mo. The main difference between the basic NBA League Pass plan and the Premium plan is the absence of ads. With a Premium subscription, you get to watch live NBA games without commercials.

The ads in the linear version of NBA League Pass - that is, the version you would get if you were to pay for it through your cable package - are sold by the network, which typically sells national ad inventory, and cable operators like Xfinity, which typically sell local ad inventory.

NBA TV is an individual TV channel that provides 24/7 live NBA coverage, including up to 100 exclusive games throughout the season. By comparison, NBA League Pass is a service that provides you with out-of-market games not already televised on channels like ESPN, ABC, TNT, and NBA TV.

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NBA TV is an individual TV channel that provides 24/7 live NBA coverage, including up to 100 exclusive games throughout the season. By comparison, NBA League Pass is a service that provides you with out-of-market games not already televised on channels like ESPN, ABC, TNT, and NBA TV.

NBA TV is included in some TV provider's channel lineup or as an add-on. NBA LEAGUE PASS gives you up to 40 out-of-market games per week, and you can order it as a standalone streaming service or with a live TV streaming service, cable, or satellite TV provider.

Best TV providers for NBA games

1. Editor's choice: DIRECTV STREAM ($64.99–$154.99/mo.*)
2. Best value: Sling TV ($40.00–$55.00/mo.)
3. Best for NBA and WNBA fans: YouTube TV ($72.99/mo.)
4. Best for out-of-market games: NBA League Pass ($14.99–$22.99/mo.)

The #1 factor is profit. This one is pretty simple. As long as the advertisers invest large amounts of money into running fake ads, the ad networks profit. Hence, it's not in their best interest to take them down.

Why use rewarded ads? Rewarded ads give users control of the ad experience: they decide whether to engage with an ad in exchange for a valuable reward. Rewarded ads have become an increasingly popular format in gaming, since they drive user engagement while delivering a huge boost to revenue for developers.

NBA TV includes:

• Multiple games each week, including double-headers**
• NBA TV 24-hour live stream.
• The day's top highlights and fantasy insight.
• Exclusive features, interviews and live events.
• Exclusive live access to NBA events and press conferences.
• Original and classic thematic programming.
• Access to show archives***

Article Talk. National Basketball Association (NBA) games are televised nationally in the United States, as well as on multiple local channels and regional sports networks.

While most NBA games are on cable networks like TNT, many high-profile national games are broadcast on ABC. If you spring for an over-the-air (OTA) antenna, you can watch these games for free - OTA antennas tap into local TV network broadcasts, so you can watch major networks like ABC without paying for a cable plan.