| NBA on Prime Video | |
|---|---|
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| Also known as | WNBA on Prime Video |
| Genre | NBA game telecasts |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Various NBA & WNBA arenas Culver Studios,Culver City, California (studio) |
| Running time | 150 minutes or until game ends |
| Production company | Sports on Amazon Prime Video |
| Original release | |
| Network | Amazon Prime Video (WNBA on Prime Video) |
| Release | May 29, 2021 (2021-05-29) – present |
| Network | Amazon Prime Video (NBA on Prime Video) |
| Release | October 24, 2025 (2025-10-24) – present |
NBA on Prime Video (or simply known as theNBA on Prime) is anAmerican television sports presentation show used forNational Basketball Association (NBA) games on thesubscription video on-demandover-the-topstreaming andrental serviceAmazon Prime Video.
Since 2021, Prime Video has also aired theWNBA on Prime Video.
In May 2021, theWomen's National Basketball Association (WNBA) announced a three-year rights agreement withAmazon Prime Video. As part of the agreement, Prime Video acquired the exclusive global rights (excluding China, Japan, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Finland, and Germany) to 16 WNBA games per season along with theWNBA Commissioner's Cup final. The agreement marked the first time Prime Video acquired the exclusive global rights to a women's professional sports league.[1][2] In April 2024, the WNBA and Prime Video announced a two-year extension of the agreement. The extension increases Prime Video's exclusive regular season games from 16 to 20. Prime Video will continue to air the Commissioner's Cup final.[3][4]
In April 2022, Prime Video announced an agreement with the WNBA'sSeattle Storm. The agreement gives Amazon the right to stream all Storm games not selected for exclusive national television in Washington state only.[5][6]
On October 20, 2022, Prime Video acquired the rights to broadcast theNational Basketball Association (NBA) during the2022–23 season in Brazil.[7][8]
On July 24, 2024, Prime Video announced an 11-year rights agreement with the NBA and an 11-year extension with the WNBA beginning with the 2025–26 NBA season and 2026 WNBA season respectively. For the NBA, Prime Video will hold the rights to 66 regular season games per season in the US (86 in international markets), the knockout rounds (including the semifinals and the finals) of theNBA Cup, allNBA Play-In Tournament games, select first and second-round NBA playoffs games, and 6NBA Conference Finals, airing one series on odd years plus the final season of the contract in the US (with all NBA Conference finals and 6 of the 11 NBA finals for international markets). For the WNBA, Prime Video has the rights to 30 regular season games per season, one series of the first round of WNBA playoffs each season, 7 WNBA Semifinals and 3 WNBA Finals, while continuing to air theWNBA Commissioner's Cup final.[9][10][11]
The agreement was announced despite the fact, two days prior,TNT Sports announced that it had exercised a clause in its contract with the NBA to match the NBA's contract with Amazon. Because the NBA did not reach an agreement with TNT prior to the match, TNT would have lost the rights to the NBA if they had not exercised the clause.[12] When the NBA announced that Amazon had officially acquired the rights, the NBA revealed they had rejected TNT's attempt because TNT was unable to fully match the terms of Amazon's contract.[13] TNT released a response arguing the NBA had "grossly misinterpreted our contractual rights" forcing TNT to take "appropriate action".[14] On July 26,Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), the parent company of TNT Sports, filed its lawsuit against the league in a Manhattan New York state court, seeking to delay the NBA's new 2025 media deals from taking effect and to rule that TNT's offer matched Amazon's deal.[15]
In September 2024, WBD accused the NBA of including "purposely onerous or immaterial" conditions in the Amazon contract that would have made it logistically impossible for TNT to match the contract, including a provision that the NBA coverage must be aired on a platform that also carriesNational Football League (NFL) games (alluding to Amazon's rights toThursday Night Football).[16] On November 16, WBD and the NBA agreed to a legal settlement, effectively clearing the way for Amazon to become an NBA media partner without any litigation.[17]
Unlike ESPN or NBC, theNBA on Prime does not designate a top play-by-play voice or have fixed teams, rather it will attempt to rotate its broadcast teams amongst its various personnel.[18]NBA on Prime games are called by play-by-play announcersIan Eagle,Kevin Harlan, Michael Grady andEric Collins.[19] Eagle and Harlan are considered Prime Video's top two play-by-play voices, having joined Prime Video after longtime stints atTNT. Color commentators for Prime Video's broadcasts includeStan Van Gundy,Brent Barry,Dell Curry andJim Jackson.[20]Dwyane Wade,Steve Nash andCandace Parker can also commentate on games under agreements which allow the three to serve as color commentators and studio analysts.[21] Prime Video's team of sideline reporters includeCassidy Hubbarth,Allie Clifton,Kristina Pink and JayDee Dyer.[19][20]
TheNBA on Prime studio show will be hosted byTaylor Rooks.Blake Griffin,Dirk Nowitzki,Dwyane Wade,Steve Nash,Candace Parker,Udonis Haslem,John Wall,Rudy Gay,Kyle Lowry andZach Lowe are all rotated as studio analysts.[22][21][23][24][25]
NBA on Prime is addingSwin Cash as special contributor.[20]
The thinking is, with so much game inventory, Amazon Prime Video would not be restricted with fixed on-air crews. [...] The streamer internally does not distinguish between an "A" play-by-play person versus a "B" play-by-play person when it comes to the regular season, given the quality of Eagle and Harlan and how much game inventory Amazon has.
| Preceded by | NBA pay television carrier 2025–present withESPN andNBCSN/Peacock | Succeeded by – |
