Today, SiriusXM and the National Basketball Association announced a multi-year renewal of their broadcasting agreement. The renewal ensures that fans throughout North America will continue to have access to every NBA game on SiriusXM, both in the car and via the SiriusXM app, as well as select WNBA game broadcasts and the exclusive 24/7 SiriusXM NBA Radio channel.
The NBA season tips off tonight with an anticipated Opening Night doubleheader. At 7:30 pm ET, the reigning NBA Champion Oklahoma City Thunder host the Houston Rockets. Following that game, the Golden State Warriors visit the Los Angeles Lakers at 10:00 pm ET. Both of these marquee matchups will be broadcast live on SiriusXM NBA Radio, channel 86, ensuring that listeners won’t miss a single moment as the season gets underway.
Throughout the regular season and postseason, SiriusXM listeners can tune in to all NBA games in their vehicles and on the SiriusXM app. The app features 30 dedicated NBA team channels, providing official radio commentary for each team, so fans can enjoy their preferred announcers for every game. For detailed schedules, please visit SiriusXM.com/Sports.
In addition to offering live play-by-play of the games, SiriusXM produces the only radio channel dedicated entirely to the NBA. SiriusXM NBA Radio features live game broadcasts and daily shows hosted by former players, coaches, executives and other league experts. These hosts cover the latest news and NBA and WNBA topics, and take calls from fans who want to weigh in on what’s happening around the leagues.
SiriusXM NBA Radio’s daily weekday schedule features “The Starting Lineup,” hosted by Frank Isola and 11-year NBA forward-center Brian Scalabrine, “Give and Go,” hosted by Rob “World Wide Wob” Perez and 13-year NBA guard Antonio Daniels, and “NBA Today” with Justin Termine and Eddie “Jumpshot” Johnson, a 17-year veteran and the 1988-89 NBA Sixth Man of the Year. Weekend programming includes “NBA Weekend,’ hosted by Brian Geltzeiler and former NBA Coach of the Year Sam Mitchell, and “NBA Insiders,” with Jason Jackson and former Phoenix Suns front office executive Amin Elhassan.
In an expansion of the media agreement between SiriusXM and the NBA, multiple NBA Radio programs – “The Starting Lineup” and “NBA Today” among others – will now also be simulcast live on the NBA TV channel and on the NBA app, expanding the reach of the analysis, interviews, and engaging discussions that SiriusXM’s dedicated NBA programming offers.
SiriusXM NBA Radio’s roster of on-air talent also includes former players, coaches, and front-office executives like Greg Anthony, Rosalyn Gold-Onwude, Sarah Kustok, Tim Legler, Rick Mahorn, Will Perdue, and Reggie Theus. The broadcast team includes seasoned league insiders and radio veterans such as Gerald Brown, Vince Goodwill, Michael Grady, Zach Harper and Mitch Lawrence. During WNBA season, SiriusXM NBA Radio offers a dedicated WNBA show, “WNBA Central,” hosted by Holly Rowe.