NBA App and NBA.com to carry Courtside 1891
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) today announced that the NBA App and NBA.com will carry FIBA’s digital platform, Courtside 1891, allowing fans in 20 countries and territories to purchase the FIBA World Cup Pass and watch the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023.*
Beginning with the opening games on Friday, Aug. 25 and continuing through the Final on Sunday, Sept. 10, Courtside 1891’s FIBA World Cup Pass available through NBA.com will offer fans access to live and on-demand games, extended highlights and top plays. The addition of the FIBA World Cup Pass into NBA App programming builds on the NBA’s efforts to engage with fans throughout the offseason and widen its scope of basketball content.
Taking place in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia, the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 will feature 32 participating teams playing in 92 games over 16 days of competition. On Aug. 25 at 1:30 p.m. GMT, 2022-23 Kia All-NBA First Team member Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder) and the Canada Men’s National Team will open group phase play against France, led by three-time NBA All-Star and Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert (Minnesota Timberwolves).
On Saturday, Aug. 26, Slovenia, led by four-time NBA All-Star and Kia All-NBA First Team member Luka Dončic (Dallas Mavericks), will begin group phase play against Venezuela at 11:30 a.m. GMT. The USA Men’s National Team, which features 2023 NBA All-Stars Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves), Tyrese Haliburton (Indiana Pacers) and Jaren Jackson Jr. (Memphis Grizzlies) as well as 2022-23 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year Paolo Banchero (Orlando Magic), will open group phase play against New Zealand at 12:40 p.m. GMT. Defending world champion Spain will tip off its title defense against Côte d’Ivoire at 1:30 p.m. GMT.
Courtside 1891’s FIBA World Cup Pass is available for purchase to NBA fans at NBA.com/WorldCup.
Note that existing Courtside 1891 subscribers will not have access to the content available through NBA.com and the NBA app without an additional purchase of NBA's version of the FIBA World Cup Pass.
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* Countries and territories included in this NBA carriage deal are Angola, Argentina, Cape Verde, Cote D’Ivoire, the Czech Republic, the Dominican Republic, Greece, Indonesia, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Poland, Puerto Rico, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Thailand, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
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