Don’t have cable? This article will explain how you can stream the next Kings game and every Sacramento Kings game this season, no matter where you live.
Watch Every Kings Game This Season
- Sacramento Kings TV Market: throughout Northern California
- Best Solution when inside their TV Market: There are 4 exclusive Kings games on TNT this season, the rest will be broadcast on NBC Sports California. Hulu Live TV, DIRECTV STREAM, and YouTube TV all carry NBC Sports California and TNT.
- Best Solution when living Outside the Kings TV Market: Watch nearly all Kings games on NBA League Pass (sign up online). League Pass includes NBA TV, so you just need access to TNT and ESPN to watch every Kings game. You can stream ESPN and TNT on Sling, DIRECTV STREAM, Hulu Live TV, and YouTube TV
What Channel Are The Kings On
Where you can watch the Sacramento Kings depends on whether or not you live inside the Sacramento Kings TV market, (throughout Northern California). If you live inside that market, you can watch Kings games on NBC Sports California and a way to watch TNT. However, if you live outside that market, you will need NBA League Pass and TNT. Let’s take a look at your options based on where you live.
Watching Kings Games In Market
If you live in the Kings TV market, you can watch the Kings on NBC Sports California, the Kings regional sports network. If you live in the Kings broadcast areas, you can watch their regional sports network without cable on the following streaming services.
Hulu Live TV
Hulu Live TV provides NBC Sports California and TNT along with ABC and ESPN at the cost of $76.99 per month after a 1-week free trial. The service also provides ESPN and TNT so you can watch some nationally televised NBA games. You pay month to month with no contract, and if you cancel within your free trial period, you will not be charged. The service supports iOS, Android, Fire TV, Chromecast, Apple TV, Roku, and more. The base price includes a cloud DVR and stream on two devices at once, but the option to upgrade to unlimited streams. Hulu Live TV includes Hulu streaming library. (see our review of Hulu Live TV)
DIRECTV STREAM
DIRECTV STREAM is a live streaming service that carries NBC Sports California for those living in their broadcast region. However, you must subscribe to their “Choice” package for $108.99 per month. You can sign up online. They don’t force you into a contract, and you can cancel at any time. DIRECTV STREAM also carries ESPN, ABC, NBA TV, and TNT, all of which air nationally televised NBA games.
The service also includes a cloud DVR service and allows you to simultaneously stream to an unlimited number of devices in the home, and up to 3 outside the home. DIRECTV STREAM is supported on Apple TV, Chromecast, Fire TV, iOS, Android, Roku, and more. See our review of DIRECTV STREAM for more details on this streaming service.
YouTube TV
YouTube TV also provides NBC Sports California in the Kings market. They also have TNT in their base package for $72.99 per month. The live streaming service also includes a DVR and supports Android, iOS, Apple TV, Fire TV, Chromecast, and more. Like the other services, YouTube TV offers a free trial, cloud DVR, local broadcast channels, and many other features. Please read our review of YouTube TV for more details on their service.
Watching Kings Games Outside of Their TV Market
If you live outside the Kings market, then most games will be available with a subscription to NBA League Pass. The exception is Kings games nationally broadcast on ESPN and TNT. To watch those games, you need a streaming service that carries those channels; like DIRECTV STREAM, Hulu Live TV, or YouTube TV. I cover these services below.
NBA League Pass
To watch most Kings games if you live outside the Sacramento market, you will need NBA League Pass. NBA League Pass will show every Kings game except the games airing nationally on TNT and ESPN. NBA League Pass also provides access to NBA TV, so you are covered when they broadcast the occasional Kings game.
NBA League Pass provides three ways to subscribe:
- Team Pass – Watch live, out-of-market games for the Sacramento Kings for $13.99 per month or $89.99 per year.
- League Pass – Watch live, out-of-market games for the Sacramento Kings and every other team for $14.99 per month or $99.99 per year.
- Premium League Pass – Watch live, out-of-market games for every team for $22.99 per month or $149.99 per year. (commercial-free)
Keep in mind that there are blackout rules in effect. Games won’t be aired live if:
- They are being broadcast on ESPN, ABC, or TNT. (NBA TV is included with a subscription to NBA League pass.
- They are being broadcast where you live on the regional sports network’s broadcast area that owns the rights to air NBA games in your area. You will need a streaming service that carries your regional sports network like DIRECTV STREAM (sign up), to watch those games.
The Kings Game on TNT
DIRECTV STREAM, Sling, Hulu Live TV, or YouTube TV carry TNT and ESPN to watch the Kings’ games airing on those networks . Note that NBA TV is included with a subscription to NBA League Pass. So, just one of those services in addition to a subscription to NBA League Pass will provide live access to every Kings game if you live outside their TV market.
Sling TV‘s Orange Plan both carries TNT and ESPN for a cost of $40 per month. Signing up for this Sling Plan and NBA League Pass will allow you to watch all 82 Kings games this season if you live outside of their TV market. You pay month to month with no contract and can cancel at any time. The service supports iOS, Android, Fire TV, Chromecast, Apple TV, Roku, and more. The base price includes a cloud DVR. (see our review of Sling TV)
DIRECTV STREAM includes TNT and ESPN and costs $79.99 per month. The service carries ABC which also air NBA games. NBA TV is available on an upgraded plan. You can take advantage of their 5-day free trial. and they don’t force you into a contract, so you can cancel at any time. The service also includes a cloud DVR service and allows you to simultaneously stream to an unlimited number of devices in the home, and up to 3 outside the home. DIRECTV STREAM is supported on Apple TV, Chromecast, Fire TV, iOS, Android, Roku, and more. See our review of DIRECTV STREAM for more details on this streaming service.
YouTube TV also provides TNT and ESPN in their base package for $72.99 per month if you live in their broadcast area. YouTube TV also includes ESPN, ABC, and TNT which air nationally broadcasted NBA games throughout the season. The live streaming service also includes a DVR and supports Android, iOS, Apple TV, Fire TV, Chromecast, and more. Like the other services, YouTube TV offers a free trial, cloud DVR, local broadcast channels, and many other features. Please read our review of YouTube TV for more details on their service.
Hulu Live TV costs $76.99 per month. After you sign up, the service provides ESPN, TNT, and ABC so you can watch nationally televised NBA games. You pay month to month with no contract and can cancel at any time. The service supports iOS, Android, Fire TV, Chromecast, Apple TV, Roku, and more. The base price includes a cloud DVR and the ability to stream on two devices at once, but the option to upgrade to unlimited streams. Hulu Live TV includes Hulu streaming library. (see our review of Hulu Live TV)
