How this match is broadcast across different countries.
Chicago Bulls vs Los Angeles Lakers is a NBA basketball fixture scheduled for Thursday, 16 July 2026 at 22:00 UTC. The NBA is United States's headline basketball competition and pulls a global audience of fans tracking results, table positions and qualification storylines. NBA games are made up of four 12-minute quarters, while FIBA and college games use shorter quarters or halves; overtime adds a further five minutes per period. Allow between two and two and a half hours for the full broadcast, including pre-match analysis and post-match reaction. The match is scheduled and broadcasters will confirm their final channel allocations closer to kick-off.
If you are watching from United States, your options for Chicago Bulls vs Los Angeles Lakers are NBC Sports Chicago.
There is no confirmed free-to-air broadcaster for this fixture in United States, so a paid streaming or TV subscription is required for live coverage. Several services on the list below offer free trials that may cover this match's timeframe at no cost.
Pay-TV subscribers should check NBC Sports Chicago for the live channel — typically added through a cable, satellite or IPTV package.
Always cross-check the match start time in your local timezone, since broadcasters list the kick-off in their own market's time and coverage often begins 15-30 minutes before the first whistle.
The NBA is the top professional basketball league in the world, made up of 30 franchises split between the Eastern and Western Conferences. Each team plays 82 regular-season games before the top sides battle through a best-of-seven Play-In and Playoffs, ending with the NBA Finals in June. Matches like Chicago Bulls vs Los Angeles Lakers can move table positions, decide qualification places and shape end-of-season storylines, which is why broadcaster coverage tends to grow as the campaign progresses.
