Adam Silver’s recent assertion that the NBA is “very much a highlights-based sport” did not go over well with devoted basketball fans.

Widely received as a glib rebuttal to concerns about the rising cost of watching games, the commissioner’s quote will undoubtedly linger in the NBA discourse as a new season begins. A new media rights deal goes into effect for the league in 2025-26, with national television networks sharing the live broadcast space with multiple streaming services. Watching your favorite team is about to get more complicated and more expensive.

Long story short: Subscriptions galore.

If you want to watch all 82 regular-season Nuggets games , you’ll need a minimum of three subscriptions: one to Peacock (the NBC-affiliated streaming app), one to Amazon Prime Video, and

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