Tune into the LA showdown between the Lakers and Clippers on Saturday, Dec. 20. Here's how to watch the NBA game live online with Sling TV.

The NBA’s strong viewership numbers in 2025-26 are continuing as the year comes to an end. More than 87 million people in the U.S. have watched NBA games this season across NBC/Peacock, ESPN, Amazon Prime Video and NBA TV, the most viewers in 15 years and up 89% vs. last year, the league announced Monday.

The new NBA media rights deals is still paying dividends two months in. NBA games were averaging 1.81 million viewers across NBCUniversal, ESPN and Amazon’s Prime Video through last week’s NBA Cup Final,

NBA Christmas Day games began in 1947, with the New York Knicks defeating the Providence Steamrollers 89-75, which the league reconizes as its first inaugural holiday matchup at Madison Square Garden (the league was known as the Basketball Association of America until 1949)[1].

It’s the Thunder vs. Spurs tonight in San Antonio. Here’s how to watch the NBA game, including time, TV channel and streaming info.