Here are the NBA games scheduled for live virtual reality broadcasts
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NBA Digital and NextVR will start regularly streaming NBA games in live virtual reality on Thursday when the Sacramento Kings host the San Antonio Spurs, and the full schedule of those games this season can now be revealed.
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The VR broadcasts of NBA LEAGUE PASS games will take place on Tuesdays with the exception of a Portland Trail Blazers-Orlando Magic game on Thursday, Feb. 23 played the week following the All-Star game. Highlights, condensed games and full games available on demand after each game as well within the NBA channel on the NextVR app.
NBA LEAGUE PASS subscribers who wear Samsung Gear VR headsets or use compatible Samsung smartphones can access the games via the NextVR app NBA Channel. The Kings-Spurs game and this Tuesday’s Los Angeles Lakers at Indiana Pacers game are available to all fans during the free trial for NBA LEAGUE PASS.
The Golden State Warriors are featured four times, and the broadcasts cover all 30 teams throughout the regular season.
Here is the entire schedule, a first for live VR games by a professional sports league:
Oct. 27, 2016 – San Antonio Spurs at Sacramento Kings – 10:30 p.m. ET
Nov. 1, 2016 – Los Angeles Lakers at Indiana Pacers – 7:00 p.m. ET
Nov. 8, 2016 – Phoenix Suns at Portland Trail Blazers – 10:00 p.m. ET
Nov. 15, 2016 – Brooklyn Nets at Los Angeles Lakers – 10:30 p.m. ET
Nov. 22, 2016 – Portland Trail Blazers at New York Knicks – 7:30 p.m. ET
Nov. 29, 2016 – Cleveland Cavaliers at Milwaukee Bucks – 8:00 p.m. ET
Dec. 6, 2016 – New York Knicks at Miami Heat – 7:30 p.m. ET
Dec. 13, 2016 – Golden State Warriors at New Orleans Pelicans – 8:00 p.m. ET
Dec. 20, 2016 – Denver Nuggets at LA Clippers – 10:30 p.m. ET
Dec. 27, 2016 – Memphis Grizzlies at Boston Celtics – 7:30 p.m. ET
Jan. 3, 2017 – Toronto Raptors at San Antonio Spurs – 8:30 p.m. ET
Jan. 10, 2017 – Cleveland Cavaliers at Utah Jazz – 9:00 p.m. ET
Jan. 17, 2017 – Minnesota Timberwolves at San Antonio Spurs – 8:30 p.m. ET
Jan. 24, 2017 – Boston Celtics at Washington Wizards – 7:00 p.m. ET
Jan. 31, 2017 – Sacramento Kings at Houston Rockets – 8:00 p.m. ET
Feb. 7, 2017 – Portland Trail Blazers at Dallas Mavericks – 8:30 p.m. ET
Feb. 14, 2017 – Toronto Raptors at Chicago Bulls – 8:00 p.m. ET
Feb. 23, 2017 – Portland Trail Blazers at Orlando Magic – 7:00 p.m. ET
Feb. 28, 2017 – Utah Jazz at Oklahoma City Thunder – 8:00 p.m. ET
March 7, 2017 – Washington Wizards at Phoenix Suns – 9:00 p.m. ET
March 14, 2017 – Philadelphia 76ers at Golden State Warriors – 10:30 p.m. ET
March 21, 2017 – Golden State Warriors at Dallas Mavericks – 8:30 p.m. ET
March 28, 2017 – Miami Heat at Detroit Pistons – 7:30 p.m. ET
April 4, 2017 – Minnesota Timberwolves at Golden State Warriors – 10:30 p.m. ET
April 11, 2017 – Charlotte Hornets at Atlanta Hawks – 7:30 p.m. ET
