SBS announce multiyear free-to-air NBA, WNBA broadcast partnership

The National Basketball Association (NBA), the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) and SBS have today announced a multiyear partnership to broadcast live NBA and WNBA games to a nationwide audience.

LeBron James, left, and Candace Parker Source: Getty Images

Beginning with the 2019-20 NBA season, SBS will broadcast two live, regular season NBA games per week in HD on SBS VICELAND and streamed live via SBS On Demand. 

NBA games will also be available on-demand on SBS On Demand, and additional NBA content will be featured here on the SBS Sport website. 

SBS will also broadcast one live WNBA game per week on SBS VICELAND and SBS On Demand throughout the WNBA regular season and a selection of games from the first three rounds of the WNBA playoffs.

NBA matches on SBS for October and November

SATURDAY October 26

Toronto Raptors @ Boston Celtics

1000 – 1230 (tip off 1005)

Source: Getty Images North America

SUNDAY October 27

New Orleans Pelicans @ Houston Rockets

1100 – 1330 (tip off 1105)

Source: Getty Images North America

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2

San Antonio Spurs @ Golden State Warriors

1330 – 1600 (tip off 1335)

Source: FR115 AP

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3 New Orleans Pelicans @ Oklahoma City Thunder0800 – 1030 (tip off 0805)

Source: AP

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9

Miami Heat @ Los Angeles Lakers

1430 – 1700 (tip off 1435)

Source: Getty Images North America

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10 

Boston Celtics @ San Antonio Spurs

0900 - 1130 (tip off 0905)

Source: AP

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16

Sacramento Kings @ Los Angeles Lakers

1430 – 1700 (tip off 1435)

Source: Getty Images

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17

Milwaukee Bucks @ Indiana Pacers

1100 – 1330 (tip off 1105)

Source: Getty Images North America

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23

Golden State Warriors @ Utah Jazz

1300 – 1530 (tip off 1305)

Source: AP

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24

Miami Heat @ Philadelphia 76ers

1130 – 1400 (tip off 1135)

Source: Getty Images North America

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30 

LA Clippers @ San Antonio Spurs

1230 – 1500 (tip off 1235)

Source: Getty Images North America

“Premium international sports continue to be a focus of SBS’s offering, and we are thrilled to partner with the NBA and the WNBA to bring live coverage back to Australians for free,” SBS Managing Director, James Taylor said. 

“The NBA and the WNBA are among the world’s most diverse leagues and basketball is an increasingly popular sport.  

“Building on our recently announced deal with the NBL, these partnerships with the NBA and the WNBA make SBS the exclusive free-to-air home of basketball in Australia and are a great opportunity to bring new audiences, particularly younger viewers, to SBS VICELAND and SBS On Demand.” 

NBA Asia Head of Global Content and Media Distribution, Ramez Sheikh said: “We are excited to partner with SBS to bring NBA and WNBA games and programming to a nationwide audience on free-to-air television.” 

“These partnerhsips show that fans in Australia have a growing demand for basketball content and beginning next season, they will enjoy outstanding NBA and WNBA coverage on SBS across broadcast and digital.” 

14 players from Australia were on NBA rosters during the 2018-19 season, including: Deng Adel, Aron Baynes, Andrew Bogut, Jonah Bolden, Ryan Broekhoff, Mitch Creek, Matthew Dellavedova, Dante Exum, Isaac Humphries, Joe Ingles, Kyrie Irving, Thon Maker, Patty Mills and Ben Simmons. 

The 2019 WNBA season featured eight players from Australia on opening-night rosters, including: Rebecca Allen (New York Liberty), Liz Cambage (Las Vegas Aces), Kelsey Griffin (Minnesota Lynx), Ezi Magbegor (Seattle Storm), Leilani Mitchell (Phoenix Mercury), Alanna Smith (Phoenix Mercury), Steph Talbot (Phoenix Mercury) and Sami Whitcomb (Seattle Storm).