NBA sends UK fans major update after BT Sport loses TV rights - EXCLUSIVE
NBA news - UK basketball fans have been reassured by the league that there will be a new TV partner for the upcoming season after BT Sport backed out of broadcasting rights.
BT Sport had been the home of NBA in the UK for the past five years, showing up to seven live games per week.
The level of coverage helped increase the popularity of the NBA in the UK.
But it was revealed yesterday that BT Sport had backed out of a bidding war to televise the NBA from next season.
It left many basketball fans in the UK pondering how they were going to watch the NBA in the future.
But Express Sport can exclusively reveal the NBA still plan on reaching an agreement with another partner to ensure fans in the UK do not miss out.
Elsa Memmi, NBA EME Vice President, Global Media Distribution told Express Sport: “The UK is an important market for the NBA, and we are committed to broadcasting live games in the region this season.
"We are having productive conversations with a number of potential partners and look forward to an announcement in the coming months.
"We’d like to thank BT Sport for their partnership over the last 5 years.”
What other options are there to watch NBA in UK?
The NBA fortunately offer one of the most extensive online packages available to fans to watch as many live games as possible throughout the season.
It is available through the NBA League Pass, which offers several packages for fans.
Fans can either buy the full NBA League Pass, a league pass for one team, a games pass [which allows users to choose up to eight games per month], or the option to watch one single game.
It is available to watch on the web, iOS, Android, Android TV, Apple TV, Xbox One, Roku, and Chromecast.