# NBA: Live Games & Scores — Basketball highlights & stats

> Official NBA app for live games, scores, news, highlights, and fan engagement. (iPhone/iPad app by NBA MEDIA VENTURES, LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nba-live-games-and-scores/id484672289 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [NBA MEDIA VENTURES, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1536087365)
- Category: Sports, Entertainment
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.70/5 from 94,034 App Store ratings · 1,509 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.2 · 267 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Korean, European Portuguese, European Spanish, Thai, Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China), Turkish
- Released: 2020-10-27
- Data updated: 2026-08-29
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nba-live-games-and-scores/id484672289/reviews.md

## What is NBA?

The NBA App is your home for the season.

Tap to watch live games and get free, instant access to the latest schedule, scores, highlights, news, and behind the scenes stories from across the National Basketball Association.

In the free NBA App, fans get access to:
- Live scores, stats and standings 
- The latest basketball news, highlights, game previews and recaps.
- The full season schedule and details on where to watch every NBA game*
- Stories from across the NBA to bring you closer to the action.
- Live channels streaming around the clock basketball coverage, highlights, studio shows, and more.
- Personalized live updates on your favorite teams and players
- Live free access to postgame press conferences after every game
- Play free games to test your basketball knowledge with NBA Play

*Fans will be guided to log in or subscribe to the appropriate streaming service including ABC, ESPN, NBC, Peacock, Amazon Prime Video, and NBA League Pass for out-of-market games.

Want even more? Watch live games with NBA League Pass and stream your favorite NBA teams and players.

NBA League Pass subscribers have access to:
- Streaming NBA games live and on-demand.*
- Alternate streams including Data Mode and NBA Hoopervision
- Local language broadcasts
- Overlays with player stats, scores of other games, and live odds without leaving the game
- Mobile optimized game streams for phones and tablets
- Access to stream the reimagined NBA TV
- Access to the NBA archives to stream the most memorable games and moments.

League Pass Premium subscribers get access to:
- Gametime is anytime with download for later to watch NBA games on the go or offline.
- Commercial free viewing on up to 3 devices
- In-Arena Entertainment at game breaks, so you feel like you are there.

** Blackouts and restrictions apply in the US and Canada.

NBA ID has rewards for every fan. Sign up and get access to:
- Member-only benefits like free ticket giveaways and sports merch deals
- Free live game nights and exclusive content
- Daily fan perks during NBA ID Member Days
- Upgraded fan experiences at NBA events
- Voting on top league moments and influence the game
- Earning badges that show off your fandom

Play free games with NBA play to test your basketball knowledge and show how well you know the sport. Games include:
- Full Court Guess
- Hoop Connect
- NBA IQ
- NBA Rank
- Player Path
- NBA Blast
- Trivia

Get the best free NBA coverage, including pre-season games, global games, NBA Emirates NBA Cup, Christmas Day games, NBA All-Star Weekend and All-Star Game, NBA Playoff games, NBA Finals, NBA Draft, NBA Summer League, and NBA 2K League. The official NBA app features highlights of every shot, dunk, nothing but net, and more from the Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, Charlotte Hornets, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, LA Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves, New Orleans Pelicans, New York Knicks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz, and Washington Wizards.

Current NBA League Pass and NBA TV subscribers can access their subscription by logging into the app.

Purchase NBA League Pass or NBA TV, and you will be automatically billed through Apple every 30 days (monthly packages) or every 365 days (annual packages) until you cancel your subscription. Refunds are not available after subscriptions have been activated.

Please visit support.watch.nba.com to contact the support team if you are experiencing any issues.

Terms of Use: http://www.nba.com/news/termsofuse
Privacy Policy: http://www.nba.com/news/privacy_policy.html

## Key features

- Live game scores and stats
- Basketball news and highlights
- Full season schedule
- Personalized team/player updates
- Live postgame press conferences
- Interactive basketball games
- NBA ID rewards and perks

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| League Pass Premium Monthly | $24.99 | per month |
| League Pass Monthly | $16.99 | per month |
| LA Lakers Local Access Monthly | $19.99 | per month |
| 2021-22 League Pass Monthly | $16.99 | per month |
| NBA TV Monthly | $16.99 | per month |
| League Pass Premium | $159.99 | per year |
| League Pass Annual | $109.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| NBA Single Game A | $4.99 | one-time |
| NBA Single Game C | $0.99 | one-time |
| NBA Single Game B | $2.99 | one-time |
| NBA Single Game | $6.99 | one-time |


## Chart rankings

- #13 in Top Grossing · Sports (US App Store)

## What do users think of NBA?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 🚀 Great app
- 👍 Can watch highlights
- 👍 Variety of features
- 👍 Good overall
- 👍 Excellent app
- 👍 Amazing
- 👍 Simply great
- 👍 This the best app out there

**Cons**

- 🐛 Starting issue
- 🐛 Doesn't work in Canada
- 🐛 Can't get off loading screen
- 🐛 Can't even open app
- 🐛 Constantly getting errors
- 🐛 Horrible, glitchy on mobile
- 🐛 Does not work in Canada
- 🐛 Way too many bugs
- 🐛 Work better last year
- 🐛 App not loading
- 🐛 Games not opening and app also
- 🐛 Bugs
- 🐛 Poor app lots of bugs
- 🐛 They never leave it alone
- 🐛 Horrible
- 🐛 Gets worse each year
- 🐛 Consistently getting worse
- 🐛 Terrible streaming experience
- 🐛 Unreliable
- 🐛 Many games are inaccessible or blacked out
- 🐛 Lag
- 🐛 The League Pass will disappoint you
- 🐛 Garbage App
- 🐛 Totally useless
- 🐛 Do not pay money thinking you'll get to watch full games
- 🐛 Trash
- 🐛 Terrible UI
- 🐛 I Would Give Zero Stars If I Could!
- 🐛 Worst app in general.
- 🐛 Downgrade
- 🐛 Getting worse
- 🐛 The new app is worse than the previous 😔
- 🐛 New version of the app is horrendous
- 🐛 Started having issues
- 🐛 Unusable
- 🐛 Shouldn't have changed the app
- 🐛 Totally useless
- 🐛 Frustrating and buggy
- 🐛 Less Features- Getting Worse
- 🐛 Doesn't even cast to chrome properly
- 🐛 New app is awful
- 🐛 Get rid of the ads and get design team equal to engineers
- 🐛 Fix the whole thing
- 🐛 Sort it out
- 🐛 League pass/support problems
- 🐛 Disappointed
- 🐛 The updated app is no good
- 🐛 Unusable
- 🐛 Worst streaming app for live games
- 🐛 Garbage
- 🐛 STOP TURNING A BLIND EYE

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Notifications won't turn off
- CourtVision isn't working on iPad and iPhone
- Game recap default keeps reverting to recaps
- Permanent top bar in full-screen mode
- No mobile view option when using app on TV
- Can't pause when ads are playing
- Scrolling issues with box scores
- Doesn't remember where you left off in a game
- Airplay issues
- Crashes when switching apps

**Most requested features**

- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Offline mode for iPhone
- Ability to watch old games without seeing scores
- Ability to download games

## Recent user reviews (10 of 1,509)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nba-live-games-and-scores/id484672289/reviews.md

### 3/5 — Could be better

*2026-08-16, version 120734*

Can there be some games where you can watch the full game without having to subscribe or pay for premium. Like if there is a live game, Ik u can see the score but I would like to watch the game as well live. Even if it is that h can’t watch it live but after like a day or so you can watch it free. 

Pls do that that is the only reason I am giving it a three otherwise everything is good.

### 1/5 — Terrrible

*2026-08-13, version 120734*

Terrible 
!!!!!!!!!. The worst ever!!!!

### 5/5 — Nba

*2026-08-12, version 120734*

I hope to be an nba player when I get older. I’ve always had a love for basketball. But this app is awesome for inspiration. The little clips and shorts are awesome to stay on track about nba stuff. U can also watch games on this app which is awesome for the price. I do have a cool idea for this app though, what if you guys added something like an nba training routine or something like that  and made it like 3$ to unlock the routines? 🤝🔥

### 2/5 — Canceling subscription

*2026-08-05, version 120732*

The app use to be very good. Now you can’t even watch games because most are streamed on other platforms. I’ve been trying to cancel for the past 2 years and it keeps renovating. The app has a cancellation option but when I press it, it says I don’t have any but it will renew again. Then I get billed and can’t do anything about it. Please help, I do not want to renew!!!!

### 4/5 — Good but could be better

*2026-08-04, version 120730*

Whenever I go on moments, it shows me the exact same thing every single time.

### 1/5 — Flopping is ruining the game

*2026-08-03, version 120730*

The flopping problem in the NBA is absolutely out of hand and it's making the game unwatchable. Every night you watch Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drive, throw his head back, and fall on the floor and get a whistle. It's every single possession. It's not toughness, it's not craftiness, it's just flopping. And the league is completely rewarding it. You gave him an MVP, a Finals MVP and a ring for it, so why would he ever stop?

This is going to have a huge long term effect on the league. Look at what Steph Curry did to the game. Steph changed basketball forever with the three-pointer, and now you have a whole generation of players like LaMelo Ball and Anthony Edwards and basically every young guard who grew up watching Steph and now they all shoot from 30 feet. Kids copy what works.

So now what is the next generation learning? Kids who are in middle school and high school right now are watching SGA and other guys flop and get rewarded for it. When those kids get to the NBA in 5 to 10 years, they are all going to be floppers too. Because that is what the NBA is teaching them wins. If you want to win MVP and a championship, you need to fall on the floor.

The NBA needs to actually enforce the flopping rule, start calling technicals, start giving real fines, stop rewarding it. Otherwise you are going to ruin the future of the league.

### 1/5 — Cable Provider login not working

*2026-07-24, version 120730*

I can’t log in to the NBA on Apple TV with my cable provider to watch NBA TV after the latest update. I put in my credentials and nothing happens. Says an error occurred. Worked fine until previous update. Only occurs on Apple TV

### 1/5 — Not as fake as Korean basketball

*2026-07-18, version 120726*

Monthly app could be cheaper knowing they make mad profit with Gambling and they have the edge and make money off people without losing.

### 2/5 — Disappointing

*2026-07-17, version 120726*

1) The resume button needs to show up more consistently like it used to 

2) Why the hell do we have to watch 3/4 ads for each highlight, especially if the clip is less than 15 seconds ? They’re starting to show greed, it’s absurd. 

3) Again….I’m not just speaking for myself, I’m speaking for everyone else who can’t watch games live or on the same day…STOP the app from refreshing and transferring to the current game page if we decide to watch past games from about a week before. It shouldn’t be hard to be a bit more considerate towards the consumers. 

4) Please do NOT increase the price again. 

5) I’m going to be blunt and say that it’s pretty dumb that we can’t watch the most important nba games, such as the playoffs live on the app itself. That’s just drastically tainting the experience for us, especially during the finals. Nobody should have to wait 5 hours just to watch a replay. 3 hours was obviously better like it used to be.

### 1/5 — Might be the worst official App by any major sports organization

*2026-07-15, version 120726*

The app is absurdly slow and unresponsive. You can’t even watch summer league games in the same cadence as regular games. The streaming quality has shown zero signs of improvement in the last 6 years. The NBA should be embarrassed by this pathetic excuse for an App. Do better

## Frequently asked questions about NBA

### What can I do with the NBA app?

The NBA app provides access to live game scores, real-time stats, and league standings. You can also find the latest basketball news, game previews and recaps, and behind-the-scenes stories. The app offers personalized live updates for your favorite teams and players, as well as free access to postgame press conferences.

### Is the NBA app free to use?

The NBA app offers a significant amount of free content, including live scores, news, and highlights. However, to watch live games, you will need to log in or subscribe to the appropriate streaming service, such as NBA League Pass. There are also in-app purchases available for enhanced features and subscriptions.

### What is NBA League Pass?

NBA League Pass is an optional subscription service within the NBA app that allows you to stream NBA games live and on-demand. Subscribers gain access to alternate streams, local language broadcasts, player stats overlays, and mobile-optimized game streams. Premium subscribers also get commercial-free viewing and offline downloads.

### What are the interactive games in the NBA app?

The app features free interactive games to test your basketball knowledge, such as Full Court Guess, Hoop Connect, NBA IQ, and Trivia. These games allow fans to engage with the sport and earn badges that showcase their fandom. Playing these games is a great way to stay connected with the NBA outside of watching live games.

### What kind of rewards can I get with NBA ID?

Signing up for NBA ID offers various rewards and benefits for every fan. These include member-only perks like free ticket giveaways and merchandise deals, free live game nights, and exclusive content. You can also receive daily fan perks, upgraded fan experiences at NBA events, and the opportunity to vote on top league moments.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 120736 — 2026-08-27

This update includes bug fixes and improvements to bring you the best possible fan experience.

### 120734 — 2026-08-12

This update includes bug fixes and improvements to bring you the best possible fan experience.

### 120732 — 2026-08-05

This update includes bug fixes and improvements to bring you the best possible fan experience.

### 120730 — 2026-07-23

This update includes bug fixes and improvements to bring you the best possible fan experience.

### 120726 — 2026-07-02

This update includes bug fixes and improvements to bring you the best possible fan experience.

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