Getty Images The Bucks are set to take on the Hornets Wednesday night.
The Milwaukee Bucks will travel to Charlotte, North Carolina to take on the Hornets for the first game of the 2018-2019 season on Wednesday.
The game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on Fox Sports Wisconsin (in Bucks markets) and Fox Sports Southeast (in Hornets markets). If you don’t have cable or can’t get to a TV, you can still watch a live stream of the game (or DVR it) on your computer, phone, tablet or streaming device by signing up for one of the following cable-free, live-TV streaming services:
How to Watch Bucks vs Hornets Online if You’re in Market
Fox Sports Wisconsin (local markets) and Fox Sports Southeast (local markets) are included in the main Fubo bundle, which has 85 total channels and is tailored towards sports. You can sign up for a free 7-day trial right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the FuboTV website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the FuboTV app.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 30 hours of Cloud DVR (with the ability to upgrade to 500 hours), as well as a “72-Hour Lookback” feature, which allows you to watch games up to three days after they air even if you forgot to record them.
In addition to a Netflix-like on-demand streaming library, Hulu also offers a bundle of 50-plus live TV channels, including Fox Sports Wisconsin (local markets) and Fox Sports Southeast (local markets). You can sign up for “Hulu with Live TV” right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the game on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the Hulu app.
If you can’t watch live, “Hulu with Live TV” comes with 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of DVR space and the ability to fast forward through commercials).
Fox Sports Southeast (local markets) is included in the “Sling Blue” channel package, but Fox Sports Wisconsin is not. You can sign up for a free 7-day trial right here, and you can then watch the game live on your computer via the Sling TV website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the Sling TV app.
If you can’t watch live, you can get 50 hours of cloud DVR storage as an additional add-on.
How to Watch Bucks vs Hornets Online if You’re Out of Market
If you live outside of the Bucks or Hornets area, all out-of-market, non-nationally televised games can be watched through NBA League Pass. You can sign up and watch through a number of different platforms:
You can sign up for either NBA League Pass, which lets you watch all out-of-market games, or NBA Team Pass, which lets you watch all of one team’s games if they’re out of market. Once signed up, you’ll be able to watch games on your computer via the NBA.com website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the NBA app.
If you have FuboTV or sign up for a new subscription, you can add NBA League Pass to your channel bundle. After signing up, you’ll be able to watch games on your computer via the Fubo website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the Fubo app.
If you have Sling TV or sign up for a new subsription, you can add NBA League Pass or NBA Team Pass to your channel bundle. Once signed up, you’ll be able to watch games on your computer via the Sling website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the Sling app.
Preview
The Bucks are entering into the new league year with all of the hype surrounding their star forward, Giannis Antetokounmpo.
After a long a long offseason, the ‘Greek Freak’ showed up to the preseason looking like a new and improved Giannis. Clearly, as he worked on his shooting all offseason, he will become even more dangerous on the offensive side of things during his sixth year with the Bucks.
Will the Hornets be able to counter the Bucks superstar? Or will they have their hands full with Milwaukee’s starting cast? The Bucks were an offensive powerhouse throughout the preseason. Now that Antetokounmpo is willingly taking shots from beyond the arc, the rest of the team has followed up through the entire preseason.
The Bucks have some shooters on their roster, and the Hornets will be the first to find out that they are open to taking plenty of chances around the perimeter. Charlotte will have to be on their heels as the Bucks displayed some stellar team chemistry with their ball movement during the offseason. It could be a night full of running around and playing catch-up.
The Hornets are heading into Wednesday night’s opener with a healthy squad. They will get the first regular-season look at the former San Antonio Spurs star, Tony Parker. On a yearly basis, Parker was the star of the powerhouse that was the Spurs.
In 2018 though, the 36-year-old superstar showed his willingness to take a lesser role while wearing another teams uniform. So Parker doesn’t crack the starting roster for his new team, but the veteran issues the Hornets some much-needed help off the bench. That was an area that Charlotte has been lacking over the past season.
Speaking of help off of the bench, the Hornets are also optimistic about their newly acquired rookie, Miles Bridges. The 12th overall pick of the draft joined the Hornets not too long ago and displayed some promise throughout the preseason as he shot an impressive 56-percent from the field, and 47-percent from long-range.
While the Hornets are excited about their potential breakout star, the franchise is not sold on starting him just yet based off of preseason hype. As for the Bucks rookie, Donte DiVincenzo, he was more on the quieter side of things during the preseason. Ever since his breakout game during the NCAA National Championship, he hasn’t quite lived up to that hype. We’ll see if he can bring that same off-the-bench energy to Charlotte on Wednesday night.