Fans interact with NBA games in several ways. Some prefer to watch the games in person, while most fans use the internet, radio, and TV. 

Social media platforms like Instagram and Twitter are also great avenues, as they provide a more interactive space for fans to access NBA picks and discuss their favorite teams. However, as mobile phones gain popularity, the demand for mobile streaming apps is skyrocketing.

Read on as we discover some of the best mobile apps and platforms for watching NBA games:

ESPN and ESPN+

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ESPN is one of the most popular basketball apps, with viewers from across the globe. If you have a TV subscription, you can watch WatchESPN live. ESPN+ is a stand-alone streaming service that includes basketball. It also links to streaming apps and cable packages.

NBA official App

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The official NBA app can find all of the latest scores, reports, news, schedules, deals, rumors, and playoff brackets. It costs a bit, but the quality assures you value for your money, including access to games from previous seasons.

Reddit 

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For avid hoopsters, Reddit is a must-have streaming app. It offers user-friendly features that allow you to engage with other NBA fans and discuss the latest developments and speculations. Reddit is home to numerous basketball-related communities, such as r/NBA, r/individual team, r/collegebasketball, and r/Basketball.

SofaScore

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SofaScore is an excellent tool for following the scores of multiple sports. It provides:

  • An intuitive user interface.
  • Additional options vary by sport.
  • Coverage of dozens of leagues worldwide.

The app includes a heat map displaying where users attempted shots, allowing for a practical and inexpensive streaming app.

TheScore

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For NBA followers, TheScore is one of the best sports apps available. It allows you to check the latest scores, standings, statistics, and news. The only major complaint is how the commercials can be intrusive at times. However, its perks outweigh the intrusive ads and keep the streamers returning.

Team Apps

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For every NBA team, there is a corresponding app that allows fans to follow updates. You can find team game schedules, box scores, standings, play-by-play monitoring, live stats, and more in the app. It also features a retail store and connectivity with the ticketing service SeatGeek.

Twitter

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We can find basketball bloggers from the NBA, college hoops, and beyond chatting it up on Twitter. Instagram is similarly well-suited to tracking individual players but less for tracking teams or personalities. You can also keep up with the NBA by reading news and blog posts or following a specific team to keep updated with relevant news and fixtures. 

Yahoo Sports

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Yahoo Sports is one of the most famous NBA and basketball applications. There’s coverage of men’s and women’s college hoops and the NBA and WNBA. When it comes to fantasy sports, Yahoo is a strong contender, and it even has its app. They are both free, thanks to sponsorships and advertisements.

Live TVs

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You can view Live TV without a cable subscription, and bout a half-dozen live TV applications are available for subscription. Most of them will include local channels to watch your favorite sports teams. We also find different basketball games and coverage on ESPN and other sports packages.

Watch TNT

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Watch TNT is a cross between the Netflix service and a regular live TV streaming app. Download the app and log in using your TV provider’s credentials to get TNT’s coverage of NBA games. 

Basketball Live

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Live NBA scores, stats, and news: Another fantastic app that will help NBA fans keep up with the latest scores and news in the league. Our final app on the list is a slight improvement over the others, but it’s NBA-specific, so you should bear that in mind. 

It features commentaries available for every game and individual player stats that you can view anytime. Basketball Live is the only NBA streaming app with no significant disadvantages and has excellent reviews on several platforms.