NBA All-Star Game 2026: How to Watch Team USA vs. the World Online for Free

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The 2026 NBA All-Star Game is here. After an exciting night of skill competitions like the three-point and dunk contest, basketball’s biggest superstars are hitting the court at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles for the first-ever USA vs. the world All-Star game.

The annual midseason event will include three teams competing in a new round-robin tournament. Starting off, there’s Team USA Stars, including all-stars Anthony Edwards, Scottie Barnes and Cade Cunningham. Secondly,Team USA Stripes, featuring O.G. stars LeBron James, Kevin Durant and New York Knicks’ Jalen Brunson. Finally, there’s Team World, which includes International stars Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Dončić, Nikola Jokić and Victor Wembanyama.

When Does the 2026 NBA All-Star Game Start?

The NBA All-Star game tips off at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT on Sunday on NBC and streaming live on Peacock. With the All-Star game broken out into a round-robin tournament format, here’s a full list and time for each game on Sunday.

Keep reading on to learn how to stream the game online for free.

Where to Watch 2026 NBA All-Star Game Online for Free

For cord-cutters, there are a few ways to watch NBA All-Star Game online, especially if you want to watch for free. DirecTV has a five-day free trial, while other streaming services, such as Hulu + Live TV, offer a free trial so you can watch NBC for free.

Keep reading for more details on how to watch online.

The simplest way to get instant access to NBCUniversal networks is through the channel’s official streaming platform, Peacock. While there is no free trial for new users, the platform offers cheap plans starting at just $10.99 per month, or you can get an annual plan for $109.99 per year (which gets you 12 months of streaming for the price of 10).

You can look forward to streaming live sports, such as NBA on NBC, Premiere League, MLB on NBC, 2026 World Cup and other sporting events.

It has TV shows, includes Poker Face, The Traitors, Couple to Throuple, The Best Man: The Final Chapters, Love Island, Yellowstone, Suits, The Office, Modern Family and Parks & Recreation. The streaming service is also the home to exclusive music programming, such as Girl You Know It’s True, Toby Keith: American Icon, When Metal Ruled the World, America’s Got Talent and others.

A subscription to DirecTV — which comes with NBC for NBA All-Star Saturday — gets you access to live TV, local and cable channels, starting at $59.99 for the first two months of service ($69.99 per month) for the “MySports” package. The service even offers a five-day free trial to watch for free if you sign up now.

You can watch local networks such as FOX and ABC, while you can watch many of the best sports networks, including ESPN, FOX Sports, NFL Network, NBA TV, NHL Network, Big Ten Network, TNT Sports, The Golf Channel, USA Network and many others.

Sling TV offers the Blue package, which goes for $54.99 per month and comes with NBC, USA Network, CNBC, MS NOW, Bravo and others. Blue is one of the most affordable options and comes with more than 40 channels and can be streamed on up to three device at a time. Please note: Pricing and channel availability varies from market-to-market.

NBA All-Star Saturday on NBC is available to watch with Hulu + Live TV too. Prices for the cable alternative start at $89.99 per month, while each plan comes with Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN Unlimited at no additional cost.

Hulu + Live TV might be best for those who want all of these streaming services together in one bundle. It features many other networks, including ABC, Hallmark Channel, BET, CMT, Disney Channel, NBC, FOX Sports and more channels.

Who’s Playing in the 2026NBA All-Star Game?

USA Stars

USA Stripes

World

*unable to play because of injury