NBA G League TV Comes to Tubi: Enjoy Professional Basketball on the Free Ad-Supported Streaming Service
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Tubi, the free ad-supported streaming service owned by Fox, today announced a multi-year partnership that brings professional basketball to the platform. Starting with the NBA G League Ignite (that’s a developmental team) taking on the Ontario (Calif.) Clippers at 10 p.m. ET November 10, Tubi will feature a new FAST channel (short for free, ad-supported television) dubbed NBA G League TV. This channel will sport more than 75 games each season, including more than a dozen Ignite games and select playoff games.
Tubi users can look forward to a doubleheader every Friday and Saturday with four exclusive live games, along with behind-the-scenes content, original series, studio programming, classic games, and highlights. This content will be available for 48 hours on Friday and Saturday as part of “Tubi Game Days,” starting at 9 a.m. ET.
“We are thrilled to team up with the NBA G League for over 75 exciting match-ups and unbelievable moments from the game’s breakout emerging players,” Adam Lewinson, Chief Content Officer at Tubi, said in a press release. “Bringing together the G League’s next generation of stars and our young and highly engaged audience is another dynamic step in our sports content strategy.”
The G League Ignite program is a first-of-its-kind program that brings together the top prospects in the NBA G League. The team will be coached by former NBA head coach Brian Shaw and will be led by former NBA players including Amar’e Stoudemire, Rasheed Wallace, and Gary Payton. The team will also feature a number of top prospects including Jalen Green, Jonathan Kuminga, Daishen Nix, and Isaiah Todd.
In addition to the G League Ignite games, Tubi will also feature a number of other games throughout the season including Santa Cruz Warriors vs. G League Ignite, Windy City Bulls vs. Wisconsin Herd, G League Ignite vs. Mexico City Capitanes, Delaware Blue Coats vs. Austin Spurs, South Bay Lakers vs. Mexico City Capitanes, and the first round and conference semifinals of the NBA G League Playoffs in April 2024.
Tubi is available on all major streaming platforms, as well as in a web browser. The service — which supports more than 74 million monthly active users – sports more than 200,000 movies and TV episodes, a host of original content, and nearly 250 FAST channels. And Tubi recently rolled out a new search feature powered by ChatGPT-4, called Rabbit AI.
Now, with the addition of NBA G League TV, Tubi is an even more attractive option for sports fans looking for a free streaming service. With its impressive lineup of games and content, Tubi is sure to be a hit with basketball fans everywhere.
