How To Watch The Debut Of Sunday Night Basketball On Nbc And Peacock

How to watch the debut of Sunday Night Basketball on NBC and Peacock originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

We’ve been waiting all day for Sunday night… wait, wrong sport.

With the NFL season and Sunday Night Football wrapping up, NBC’s Sunday Night Basketball will officially debut as the NBA season hits the stretch run.

The regular season is already more than halfway complete, and the chase for Larry O’Brien trophy is beginning to heat up. In the West, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets lead the way with the Los Angeles Lakers lurking behind. On the other side of the country, the New York Knicks are among the East contenders again. All four teams will be featured in the star-studded doubleheader on NBC and Peacock.

Here’s everything to know for Sunday Night Basketball this week:

When is Sunday Night Basketball on NBC?

Sunday Night Basketball will debut on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026.

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What games are on Sunday Night Basketball tonight?

The evening will begin at Madison Square Garden, as the Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns and the Knicks host Luka Doncic, LeBron James and the Lakers at 7 p.m. ET.

For the second game, it’ll be a playoff rematch in Colorado between Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s Oklahoma City Thunder and Nikola Jokic’s Denver Nuggets at 9:30 p.m. ET.

How to watch Sunday Night Basketball on NBC and Peacock

Sunday Night Basketball will air on NBC and stream on Peacock.

Basketball Night in America (BNIA) begins at 6 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock, followed by Lakers-Knicks at 7 p.m. ET and Thunder-Nuggets at 9:30 p.m. ET.

Who are the announcers for Sunday Night Basketball?

NBC’s coverage on Sunday will feature a variety of Hall of Famers and award-winners.

BNIA will be hosted by Maria Taylor alongside Hall of Fame analysts Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady. WNBA star Caitlin Clark will also join BNIA as a special contributor at Madison Square Garden on Sunday. She’ll return to the crew on March 29, too.

Mike Tirico (play-by-play), Hall of Famer Reggie Miller (analyst), three-time NBA Sixth Man of the Year Jamal Crawford (analyst) and Zora Stephenson (courtside reporter) will call Lakers-Knicks at MSG.

Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Hall of Famer Grant Hill (analyst) and Ashley ShahAhmadi (courtside reporter) will be in Denver for Thunder-Nuggets.

Sunday Night Basketball theme song by Lenny Kravitz

Sunday Night Basketball, like Sunday Night Football will begin with an opening song from a Grammy-winning artist.

Lenny Kravitz will provide the tune for the basketball edition, which begins a new era for the NBA on NBC. Here’s a teaser of what to expect:

Sunday Night Basketball full schedule for 2026 NBA season

After this week’s doubleheader, Sunday Night Basketball will return on Feb. 22 through the end of the regular season. Here are all the games to come:

• Feb. 22: Boston Celtics at Los Angeles Lakers
• March 1: Oklahoma City Thunder at Dallas Mavericks
• March 8: Houston Rockets at San Antonio Spurs
• March 15: Golden State Warriors at New York Knicks
• March 22: Minnesota Timberwolves at Boston Celtics
• March 29 (doubleheader): New York Knicks at Oklahoma City Thunder and Golden State Warriors at Denver Nuggets
• April 5 (doubleheader): Los Angeles Lakers at Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets at Golden State Warriors