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If you\u2019re asking \u201cWhat NBA<\/a> games are on today?\u201d on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the league has nine matchups lined up for Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, with action running from early afternoon through a late West Coast tip.<\/p>\n The NBA calls this the 40th edition of its MLK Day tradition, a slate built to pair wall-to-wall basketball with a day of reflection, service, and community impact across the league.<\/p>\n NBA MLK Day schedule 2026: all 9 games (times, matchups)<\/p>\n All times Eastern (ET):<\/p>\n Milwaukee Bucks at Atlanta Hawks \u2014 1:00 p.m. ET<\/p>\n Watch\/stream: Oklahoma City Thunder at Cleveland Cavaliers \u2014 2:30 p.m. ET<\/p>\n Watch\/stream LA Clippers at Washington Wizards \u2014 3:00 p.m. ET<\/p>\n Watch\/stream:<\/p>\n TV (Wizards): Monumental Sports Network (MNMT \/ MNMT2) Dallas Mavericks at New York Knicks \u2014 5:00 p.m. ET<\/p>\n Watch\/stream: Utah Jazz at San Antonio Spurs \u2014 5:00 p.m. ET<\/p>\n Watch\/stream Indiana Pacers at Philadelphia 76ers \u2014 7:00 p.m. ET<\/p>\n Watch\/stream: Phoenix Suns at Brooklyn Nets \u2014 7:30 p.m. ET<\/p>\n Watch\/stream: Watch\/stream: Miami Heat at Golden State Warriors \u2014 10:00 p.m. ET<\/p>\n Watch\/stream: Quick \u201chow the day works\u201d note: the slate is designed like a marathon \u2014 early window, mid-afternoon, primetime, then a late-night finish \u2014 with games stacked so fans can keep a stream on most of the day.<\/p>\n How to watch: NBC\/Peacock windows + League Pass options<\/p>\n The NBA\u2019s official MLK Day viewing guide says the day begins at 1 p.m. ET with Bucks-Hawks streaming on Peacock, and that NBC\/Peacock will air three additional games. The rest of the slate is available via NBA League Pass (and local broadcasts depending on market).<\/p>\n NBC is also leaning into MLK Day with a first-ever quadruple-header on its platforms, according to NBC Sports coverage<\/a>, with the broadcast windows starting at 1 p.m. ET and continuing into the evening.<\/p>\n MLK Day \u201cmore than a game\u201d details: what the NBA promotes around the slate<\/p>\n On MLK Day, the NBA frames the schedule as more than standings and scores, a league-wide moment meant to amplify initiatives tied to equality, unity, justice, and service.<\/p>\n The league also points fans toward ways to participate off the court, including MLK Day service resources and volunteer opportunities it highlights on its MLK hub.<\/p>\n Key details: \n\t\t\tErik Anderson<\/a> is an award-winning sports journalist covering the NBA, MLB and NFL for Heavy.com. He also focuses on the trading card market. His work has appeared in nationally-recognized outlets including The New York Times, Associated Press , USA Today, and ESPN. More about Erik Anderson<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tMore Heavy on NBA\n\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\tLoading more stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty If you\u2019re asking \u201cWhat NBA games are on today?\u201d on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the league…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":419469,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[434],"tags":[49,48,459,82],"class_list":["post-419468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nba","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/419468","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=419468"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/419468\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/419469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=419468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=419468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=419468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Stream: Peacock (listed as Peacock on the main listings)
Also listed by NBC Sports: Peacock + NBCSN<\/p>\n
TV: NBC
Stream: Peacock
Local (OKC): FanDuel Sports Network OK (per listings)\u00a0<\/p>\n
TV (Clippers): FanDuel Sports Network SoCal
Stream: NBA League Pass (out of market)<\/p>\n
TV: NBC
Stream: Peacock
Local (Knicks\/Mavs): MSG + KFAA-TV (per listings)<\/p>\n
TV (Jazz): KJZZ-TV \/ Jazz+
TV (Spurs): FanDuel Sports Network Southwest
Stream: NBA League Pass (out of market)\u00a0<\/p>\n
TV (Pacers): FanDuel Sports Network Indiana
TV (76ers): NBC Sports Philadelphia
Stream: NBA League Pass (out of market)<\/p>\n
TV (Nets): YES
TV (Suns): Arizona\u2019s Family 3TV \/ Suns Live
Stream: NBA League Pass (out of market)<\/p>\n
TV: NBC
Stream: Peacock<\/p>\n
TV (Heat): FanDuel Sports Network Sun
TV (Warriors): NBC Sports Bay Area
Stream: NBA League Pass (out of market)<\/p>\n
\nDate: Monday, Jan. 19, 2026
\nTotal games: 9
\nFirst tip: 1:00 p.m. ET (Bucks-Hawks)
\nLast tip: 10:00 p.m. ET (Heat-Warriors)
\nNational windows: NBC\/Peacock games, plus League Pass for the full slate<\/p>\n