NBA Skills Challenge Live Stream: How to Watch Online for Free

Big men DeMarcus Cousins and Anthony Davis will join the NBA Skills Challenge field in 2016. (Getty)

Big men DeMarcus Cousins and Anthony Davis will join the NBA Skills Challenge field in 2016. (Getty)

Looking for a live stream of Saturday night’s NBA Skills Challenge? Whether you’re in the United States or Canada, we’ve got you covered.

The event is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on TNT, TSN and SportsNet. If you can’t get to a TV, here’s a complete roundup of the available live stream options:


If You’re in the United States

On the Web:

If you don’t have access to a cable or satellite log-in, you can watch the event through Sling TV, an online streaming service that provides access to select channels for a monthly fee. The service’s Best of Live TV package, which includes TNT, costs $20 a month, but if you’re looking for a way to watch the event 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.

Another option if you don’t have a cable or satellite log-in is TNT Overtime, where you can watch “enhanced coverage” of the event. In other words, you will be able to watch camera angles that are different from the regular broadcast. It’s not ideal, but it’s free.

Finally, if you do have access to a cable or satellite log-in, you can watch a live stream of TNT’s coverage at TNTDrama.com. You’ll need to log in with a cable user name and password–either yours or someone you know–to watch.

With an App:

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.

TNT Overtime (camera angles other than the main broadcast) can be watched on your phone or tablet via the NBA app, which can be downloaded for free in the App store, the Google Play store or the Amazon store.

Finally, users with access to TNT can watch the event on the Watch TNT app, which can be downloaded for free in the App store or the Google Play store. As is the case with desktop, you will need the cable log-in and password, or the log-in and password of someone you know, to access the stream.


If You’re in Canada

On the Web:

A live stream of TSN’s coverage can be watched online at TSN.ca. You’ll need to log in with a cable or satellite user name and password–either yours or someone you know–to watch.

Or, if you’re a SportsNet subscriber, you can watch that coverage online via SportsNet Now. Again, you’ll need the log-in information of a cable subscription to watch.

With an App:

Users with access to TSN can watch the event on the TSN Go app, which can be downloaded for free in the App Store or the Google Play store. As is the case with desktop, you will need the cable log-in and password, or the log-in and password of someone you know, to access the stream.

You can also watch SportsNet’s coverage via the SportsNet Now app, which can be downloaded for free in the App Store or the Google Play store. As is the case with desktop, you will need the cable log-in and password, or the log-in and password of someone you know, to access the stream.