NBA games will air on ESPN, ABC, NBC, NBA TV, and regional sports networks (RSNs). If you don’t have cable, the best way to watch NBA games online is to get a live TV streaming service that carries all those channels.

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Postgame editions will be open-ended on ESPN while ABC will run a half-hour and then continue on the ESPN app. The program will air on 20 dates during the regular season and throughout the NBA Playoffs, including the Eastern Conference Finals and the NBA Finals.

There are plenty of options for fans to catch the start of the new season, including the return of the NBA on NBC — the first time since 2002.

The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and a player for the Miami Heat were arrested Thursday along with more than 30 other people in a takedown of two sprawling gambling operations that authorities said leaked inside information about NBA athletes and rigged poker games backed by Mafia families.