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The NBA today announced the launch of new features available to fans globally on the NBA App \u2013 the official home of basketball \u2013 for the 2024-25 season, showcasing the league\u2019s dedication to innovation to enhance the fan viewing experience. The new elements are highlighted by multiview now available on connected devices, which gives fans the option to watch up to four games simultaneously on NBA League Pass \u2013 the league\u2019s live game subscription service.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In addition, NBA League Pass subscribers in Africa and around the world will have the ability to customize their viewing experience and always be live when watching NBA games. Fans can smart rewind games from any point with key plays highlighted, download full games for offline viewing and access a range of game recap versions including \u201cAll Possessions,\u201d \u201c10-Minute Condensed,\u201d \u201cKey Highlights,\u201d and more. Additionally, the app will offer interactive synced stats and analytics, ensuring fans experience the game in the app as if it is live no matter when they are watching.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Among the game-changing enhancements is \u201cNBA Insights,\u201d an AI-powered tool that leverages the power of Microsoft Azure. The feature uses AI rooted in deep basketball understanding to identify key narratives, player performances, and notable milestones, providing fans with a continuous feed of text-based updates that go beyond the box score to better contextualize what\u2019s happening on the court. The league is also using Generative AI to localize content, offering game recaps in French, Portuguese and Spanish as well as translations for select original programming and live games.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Additionally, content on the NBA App throughout the season will incorporate \u201cDunk Score,\u201d an AI-calculated grade for in-game dunks in real-time based on a breadth of factors including the player\u2019s jumping distance, style and force at the rim, and defensive efforts from the opposing team. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPass the Rock,<\/strong>\u201d the popular NBA App series highlighting the emerging league stars, returns for season three with a special \u201cRookie Year Edition<\/strong>.\u201d This episode will follow San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama\u2019s transition to the NBA, culminating in him being named the Kia NBA Rookie of the Year. On Sunday, Oct. 20, the NBA will launch \u201cRaising 18<\/strong>,\u201d a nine-part docuseries narrated by five-time NBA All-Star Al Horford spotlighting the Boston Celtics\u2019 journey to their 2024 NBA Finals victory. \u00a0<\/p>\n Popular experiential features within the NBA App have been enhanced to increase personalization, including the all-new ‘Following’ tab, which combines the latest content from your favorite teams and players into an algorithmic feed as well as the revamped \u201cGame Stories\u201d now with pre-game analysis, highlights and interactive polls. \u201cMoments\u201d \u2013 the popular vertical social media-style feed feature \u2013 has been upgraded to include multi-language support and can now be accessed on Roku TVs for quick content consumption on larger screens.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n On NBA League Pass, fans will have access to a variety of alternate telecast options, including in-language streams (Spanish, Portuguese and Korean), the return of the popular “NBA Strategy Stream<\/strong>” providing fans with a unique viewing option breaking down in-game tactics and \u201cNBA HooperVision<\/strong>\u201d featuring NBA legend Quentin Richardson and special guests. Additional alternate stream options will be announced throughout the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n As part of the league\u2019s partnership with Meta, 52 live game broadcasts will be streamed in immersive VR in NBA Arena in Meta Horizon Worlds and Xtadium on Meta Quest, the Official MR Headset of the NBA, NBA G League and WNBA.\u00a0 Xtadium will also allow NBA League Pass subscribers to watch every live 2D game nightly in mixed reality, complete with real-time stats.\u00a0 More information, including the full 2024-25 NBA game schedule for Meta Quest, can be found here (https:\/\/apo-opa.co\/3YaWS7w<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n The league continues to expand the technological capabilities of its \u201cNext Gen integrated digital platform,\u201d which is now powering four team-specific direct-to-consumer streaming services in the NBA App, including BlazerVision (https:\/\/apo-opa.co\/3Ypldb1<\/a>) (Portland Trail Blazers), ClipperVision (https:\/\/apo-opa.co\/3Ypldb1<\/a>) (LA Clippers), Jazz+ (https:\/\/apo-opa.co\/3A1d7fq<\/a>) (Utah Jazz) and Suns Live (https:\/\/apo-opa.co\/3Ypldb1<\/a>) (Phoenix Suns). The platform, which is the technology backbone for the NBA App, is also enabling Spectrum SportsNet+ (Los Angeles Lakers).\u00a0<\/p>\n The NBA App \u2013 a product of NBA Digital, the league\u2019s joint venture with TNT Sports \u2013 is powered by Microsoft Azure and free to download here (https:\/\/apo-opa.co\/4dPaT0o<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n