{"id":487587,"date":"2026-02-18T09:02:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T09:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/487587\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T09:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T09:02:09","slug":"how-to-watch-this-weeks-nba-in-australia-new-zealand-on-disney-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/487587\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch this week’s NBA in Australia, New Zealand on Disney+"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2025 NBA<\/a> season is in full swing! Here are some key facts, and how you can watch all of the Week 18 action on ESPN in Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n

[Note: All times listed are AEDT unless noted]<\/p>\n

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What NBA games can I watch in Australia and New Zealand on ESPN?<\/p>\n

Week 18:<\/p>\n

Saturday, February 21<\/p>\n

Dallas Mavericks @ Minnesota Timberwolves, 11:30am, ESPN on Disney+ and ESPN1<\/a><\/p>\n

LA Clippers @ LA Lakers, 2:00pm, ESPN on Disney+ and ESPN1<\/a><\/p>\n

Editor’s Picks<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, February 22<\/p>\n

Orlando Magic @ Phoenix Suns, 9:00am, ESPN on Disney+ and ESPN1<\/a><\/p>\n

Houston Rockets @ New York Knicks, 12:30pm, ESPN on Disney+ and ESPN1<\/a><\/p>\n

Monday, February 23<\/p>\n

Cleveland Cavaliers @ OKC Thunder, 5:00am, ESPN on Disney+ and ESPN1<\/a><\/p>\n

Denver Nuggets @ Golden State Warriors, 7:30am, ESPN on Disney+ and ESPN1<\/a><\/p>\n

Boston Celtics @ LA Lakers, 10:30am, ESPN on Disney+ and ESPN1<\/a><\/p>\n

— Click here to check out the full NBA schedule<\/a><\/p>\n

How can fans watch?<\/p>\n

Fans can tune in to several Week 18 games LIVE across ESPN and ESPN 2, which are available on Disney+, Foxtel, Kayo Sports, Fetch TV, and SKY NZ.<\/p>\n

How many Australians are on an NBA roster?<\/p>\n

There’s plenty of Australian (and New Zealand!) presence on NBA rosters this season! Here’s who you can keep your eyes on:<\/p>\n

Josh Giddey<\/a>, Chicago Bulls
Dyson Daniels<\/a>, Atlanta Hawks
Dante Exum<\/a>, Dallas Mavericks
Johnny Furphy<\/a>, Indiana Pacers
Josh Green<\/a>, Charlotte Hornets
Joe Ingles<\/a>, Minnesota Timberwolves
Jock Landale<\/a>, Memphis Grizzlies
Tyrese Proctor<\/a>, Cleveland Cavaliers
Duop Reath<\/a>, Portland Trail Blazers
Matisse Thybulle<\/a>, Portland Trail Blazers
Steven Adams<\/a>, Houston Rockets
Alex Toohey<\/a>, Golden State Warriors (two-way)
Luke Travers<\/a>, Cleveland Cavaliers (two-way)
Rocco Zikarsky<\/a>, Minnesota Timberwolves (two-way)
Lachlan Olbrich<\/a>, Chicago Bulls (two-way)<\/p>\n

READ: How the 14 Australians (and one Kiwi) look heading into the 2025\/26 NBA season<\/a><\/p>\n

Where can I access more NBA content?<\/p>\n

Check out the ESPN NBA<\/a> page for daily news, features, highlights, stats and more. You can also catch up on all the hoops action on our YouTube page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2025 NBA season is in full swing! Here are some key facts, and how you can watch…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":477364,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[557],"tags":[64,63,590,85],"class_list":["post-487587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nba","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=487587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/487587\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/477364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=487587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=487587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=487587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}