After years of playing against each other, LaMarcus Aldridge and Tim Duncan join forces in San Antonio. (Getty)
In what could easily be a preview of a late-May playoff matchup, the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder kick off the 2015-16 NBA regular season with a meeting at Chesapeake Energy Arena.
The Spurs have seemingly never had to make major offseason additions during their near two-decade reign of excellence, but that changed this year when they went out and added All-Star power forward LaMarcus Aldridge to the mix. It will be interesting to see how he gels with a team that is always so high on team chemistry.
For the Thunder, it will be the NBA coaching debut of Billy Donovan. The transition from college to the pros has been a difficult one for many others, but having a healthy Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and Serge Ibaka should make things a little easier for the former Florida coach.
There are 14 games on the slate for Wednesday, but this is probably the most intriguing. Tip is at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN. If you can’t get to a TV, here’s how to watch online or on mobile, including a free option from Sling TV:
Watch Spurs vs. Thunder Online
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Users without a cable subscription can watch the game through Sling TV, an online streaming service that provides access to a handful of channels (including TBS and ESPN) for a monthly fee. The service’s Best of Live TV package costs $20 a month. But if you’re looking for a way to watch a Monday night’s game for free, you can do so with Sling’s free 7-day trial. Click here to sign up for Sling TV. You’ll need to enter your credit card information when signing up, but if you cancel your subscription before the trial period ends, you will not be charged.
If you have the log-in info for a cable subscription with access to WatchESPN, you can watch the game at WatchESPN.com. You’ll need a cable log-in and password, or the log-in and password of someone you know, to access the stream.
Watch Spurs vs. Thunder on Mobile
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Users with a subscription to Sling TV can watch it on their app, which can be downloaded for free in the App store or the Google Play store. The service’s Best of Live TV package costs $20 a month. But if you’re looking for a way to watch a week’s worth of games for free, you can do so with Sling’s free 7-day trial. Click here to sign up for Sling TV. You’ll need to enter your credit card information when signing up, but if you cancel your subscription before the trial period ends, you will not be charged.
Mobile and tablet users with access to Watch ESPN can watch the game on the Watch ESPN app, which can be downloaded for free in the App Store, the Google Play store, the Amazon App store or the Windows Store. As is the case with desktop, you’ll need the log-in for a cable subscription with access to ESPN to watch the stream.