How to Watch NBA on Amazon Prime Video in 2026-27

Amazon is in its second season as an NBA national partner, and 2026-27 is the year the package gets serious: 67 regular-season games, every Play-In Tournament game, the NBA Cup championship, and — for the first time — an exclusive presentation of the Eastern Conference Finals.

All of it is included with a Prime membership at no additional charge. Here is how to watch it and what to expect.

The short version

Open the Prime Video app, search "NBA," and press play. There is no separate sports subscription, no add-on channel, and no per-game charge. If you have Prime, you have the games.

Discounted Prime memberships are available for young adults and for qualifying government-assistance recipients, which brings the effective cost down considerably for eligible households.

Amazon's 2026-27 schedule

Friday night is the anchor. Prime Video runs doubleheaders most Fridays through the season.

Thursday and Saturday windows open in January and February, expanding the slate in the second half.

Opening week: Amazon's coverage begins October 23 with a doubleheader.

Emirates NBA Cup. Group play doubleheaders run on Fridays from October 30 through November 27. Prime Video carries the knockout rounds and the championship game on December 11.

SoFi Play-In Tournament. Every game, exclusively on Prime Video, in April.

Playoffs. A share of first- and second-round games, plus an exclusive presentation of the Eastern Conference Finals — the first time Amazon has held a conference final.

The Knicks, Lakers, Spurs, and 76ers each appear ten times on Amazon's schedule this season.

New for 2026-27, Prime Video's NBA coverage expands into Canada.

The broadcast features

Amazon has leaned into technology as its differentiator, and two features are genuinely distinct from a conventional broadcast.

Prime Vision offers an alternate above-the-rim camera angle with AI-driven overlays for select regular-season games. It is an acquired taste, but it presents spacing and defensive rotations in a way the standard sideline camera cannot.

Prime Insights delivers real-time advanced statistics and automated mismatch identification, built on Amazon's own cloud infrastructure. Defensive matchup data that used to require a subscription to a stats service appears on screen during play.

Both are optional. The standard broadcast remains available for anyone who wants a normal viewing experience.

Devices

Prime Video runs on effectively everything: Fire TV, Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast and Google TV, Samsung and LG smart TVs, PlayStation, Xbox, iOS and Android, and web browsers. Fire TV devices integrate most tightly — X-Ray stats, quick game switching — which is unsurprising given who makes them, but no platform is locked out.

Bandwidth

Friday-night doubleheaders and Play-In games concentrate viewership, so a connection that feels adequate midweek can wobble at tip-off. Wired Ethernet to your primary streaming device eliminates most of the problems people blame on the app. If your broadband plan predates the current wave of fiber and fixed-wireless expansion, comparing internet provider tiers for your address is usually a better investment than new hardware.

What Prime Video does not cover

Important, because it is the source of most confusion.

Your local team's regular-season games. Those sit with regional networks, local broadcast affiliates, or team streaming apps depending on market, and are not part of the national packages.

The other two-thirds of the national schedule. ESPN/ABC has 80-plus games, primarily Wednesdays plus ABC weekend windows. NBC and Peacock have 100 games across Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday nights.

The NBA Finals. Exclusively on ABC and ESPN.

NBA League Pass. Not included with Prime. League Pass covers out-of-market games and is sold separately — $16.99 a month or $109.99 a year for the standard tier, $24.99 or $159.99 for Premium with three streams and no ads. It carries blackouts on both national and local broadcasts.

Is a Prime membership worth it for the NBA alone?

At $139 a year for 67 games plus the Play-In, the NBA Cup final, and a conference final, the per-game cost is low — and the membership's shipping, music, and video benefits sit on top of that. For most households already carrying Prime, this is the cheapest sports package in American television by a wide margin, because it is effectively free at the margin.

For a household not carrying Prime and interested only in basketball, the calculation is closer, but $139 still compares favorably to a single month of most live TV streaming services.

Frequently asked questions

Is the NBA free with Amazon Prime? It is included at no additional cost with a Prime membership, which is $14.99 a month or $139 a year.

Do I need a separate NBA subscription on Amazon? No. Games appear in Prime Video like any other included content.

How many games does Amazon have? 67 regular-season games in 2026-27, plus the Play-In Tournament, the NBA Cup championship, playoff games, and the Eastern Conference Finals.

Which nights are Amazon's games on? Friday doubleheaders through the season, with Thursday and Saturday windows added in January and February.

Does Prime Video have the NBA Finals? No. The Finals are exclusively on ABC and ESPN.

Is NBA League Pass included with Prime? No. League Pass is a separate purchase and covers out-of-market games only.

Can I watch my local team on Prime Video? Only when they appear in a nationally scheduled Amazon game. Local broadcasts are handled by regional or local carriers.

What is Prime Vision? An alternate above-the-rim camera feed with AI-generated overlays, offered on select games.

Bottom line

If you already pay for Prime, the NBA on Prime Video costs nothing extra and covers a meaningful slice of the season — including the entire Play-In Tournament and an Eastern Conference Finals. Pair it with a $35 antenna for ABC and NBC games and you have a respectable basketball setup for close to nothing on top of what you already spend.