How to Live Stream NBA Games without Buffering or Disconnects

The good news: NBA Season 2019-20 restarts on July 30, after a nearly 5 months hiatus. Twenty-two teams will resume play this season – 9 from the Eastern Conference (Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Toronto Raptors and Washington Wizards) and 13 from the Western Conference (Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Houston Rockets, LA Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans, Oklahoma City Thunder, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz).

The not-so-good-news: no fans will be in attendance. All games will be played at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida. This means that the only way to watch those games is online, through streaming. This article will share how you can live stream NBA games without issues like buffering or disconnects.

Live streaming NBA games online from anywhere in the world

The easiest way to watch NBA games from all over the world is to use the official NBA League Pass, the league’s official streaming service. You can choose to watch only your favorite team’s games or all games, including playoffs and NBA Finals. If you’re using the NBA League Pass in the US, check out for those blackouts and consider using a VPN to unblock content.

Watching NBA games in the US via TV or streaming

To see NBA games on TV, you need a cable subscription that includes the ESPN stations, ABC, TNT, NBA TV, as well as Fox Sports and NBC Sports regional sports networks.

If you prefer to live stream them online, CordCutterNews has a comparison of live TV streaming services. YouTube TV carries all channels that broadcast NBA games.

Unable to access content? Use a VPN

If for any reason you cannot access one of the live streaming platforms that carry NBA games, you can use a VPN. Just select a server located in a country or region that is not blocked and connect to it.

We’ve all seen it, unfortunately. While rooting for your team when playing, the live stream buffers for a few seconds or so. You might miss a great dunk or some cool counter attack. That’s not all – sometimes it even disconnects for good and you are not able to continue watching.

This is caused by your Internet connection, from throttling to temporary ISP issues. Troubleshooting Internet connectivity issues during the game will waste precious time. In order to avoid this, you have to use all your available Internet connections at once. Because you most surely have at least two – your home Internet and the cellular data from your phone.

All you need is a fast bonding VPN like Speedify!

As a fast bonding VPN, Speedify allows you to combine multiple Internet connections at once. This happens through a VPN-grade encrypted tunnel, so your privacy and data security is protected.

If one of the connections you’re using becomes slower or even disconnects, Speedify will automatically start moving traffic to the other working connection(s). When the initial connection is back, it starts using it again.

As mentioned above, Speedify optimizes live streams over other types of traffic. So you can rest assured that you’ll be watching NBA games online at the best quality available.

Setting up is easy: just install Speedify on the device you want to watch the game on. It will automatically recognize all available connections and combine them:

• Wi-Fi and cellular on your mobile devices
• Wi-Fi, Ethernet, cellular, etc. on your computer or smart TV device.

You can also use your PC to share the bonded VPN connection over Wi-Fi to your smart TV.

So, there will be no more buffering or disconnects when live streaming NBA games online. Try Speedify and see for yourself!