Peacock is “going to be refining this throughout the season,” as well as testing and adding more types of data in the future, John Jelley, Peacock’s senior vice president of

Peacock’s Live Streaming Leadership Extends to the NBA with the 2025-26 Season, Giving Fans New Ways to Enjoy the Dynamic Culture around the Sport, League, Teams and Players

Daytona Beach native and basketball legend Vince Carter will join NBC as a studio analyst on its NBA coverage team next season.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Jordan is joining NBC Sports as a special contributor to its NBA coverage when the 2025-26 season begins. NBC made the announcement on Monday morning during its upfront presentation at Radio City Music Hall previewing the networks offerings during the upcoming television season.

Carter will be in studio one or more nights per week through the playoffs when the NBA returns to NBC and debuts on Peacock in October.

Peacock is officially one of two streaming services adding NBA livestreams to their offerings next year. Now, we know some of the features NBC and Peacock will bring to try and make it the best place to watch basketball.

This year, when fans open the Peacock app during the NBA season, its Instant Access feature will show live game footage on the home screen, including current in-game stats for players. You'll see which teams are facing off, and you can press play to jump right into the livestream.

Basketball Hall of Famer Vince Carter will join NBC Sports as a studio analyst when the NBA debuts on Peacock in October for the 2025-26 season.

The NBA is making its debut on Peacock this fall and it should be an "exciting and inclusive streaming experience," according to NBCUniversal. It should also bring a few changes as NBC has announced new features including Instant Game Access and Performance View.