Feb. 1 Doubleheader and Exclusive Spanish-Language Coverage of the 2026 NBA All-Star Game Anchor Telemundo’s NBA Coverage Through April
MIAMI, Fla. – January 22, 2025 – Telemundo kicks off Spanish-language coverage of the NBA for the 2025-26 season, marking the league’s return to Telemundo for the first time in more than 20 years. Throughout the season, Telemundo Deportes will deliver premium NBA coverage across Telemundo and Peacock, featuring primetime matchups and tentpole events that celebrate the league’s biggest stars and moments, reinforcing the network’s commitment to live sports en español.
NBA action begins Sunday, February 1, with a primetime doubleheader featuring the Los Angeles Lakers at the New York Knicks, followed by the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Denver Nuggets. Coverage starts at 6:00 p.m. ET / 3:00 p.m. PT with a one-hour pregame show, marking the launch of NBC Sports’ Sunday Night Basketball across NBC, Peacock, and Telemundo.
The momentum continues on Sunday, February 15, when Telemundo and Peacock present exclusive Spanish-language coverage of the 2026 NBA All-Star Game, live from Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, as part of NBA All-Star Weekend (February 13–15). The All-Star Game will feature a new round-robin tournament format, bringing added excitement to one of the NBA’s most anticipated events.
Sunday Night Basketball will pause on February 8 and February 15, due to NBC Sports’ coverage of Super Bowl LX, the NBA All-Star Game, and the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, before resuming on February 22 and continuing through April 5.
2026 NBA All-Star Game Format
The 2026 NBA All-Star Game will feature three teams — two teams of U.S. players and one international “World Team” — competing in a round-robin tournament of four 12-minute games. The top two teams by record will advance to the championship game, with point differential serving as the tiebreaker if all teams finish 1–1.
Telemundo NBA Commentary Team
Telemundo’s NBA coverage will be led by legendary play-by-play announcer Álvaro Martín, alongside analysts Greivis Vásquez, former NBA player and Venezuelan national team standout, and Diego Balado, a renowned international sports analyst. Diego Arrioja will serve as courtside reporter, while Emmy Award–winning host Adriana Monsalve will anchor the pregame, halftime, and postgame coverage.
The commentary trio debuted together during the 2025 NBA Mexico City Game between the Dallas Mavericks and Detroit Pistons live from Arena CDMX bringing courtside insight and global perspective to Telemundo’s NBA presentation.
How To Watch
Beyond live game coverage on Telemundo and Peacock, Telemundo will deliver expanded NBA storytelling across its full ecosystem, including weekly recaps, highlights, and analysis on El Pelotazo, dedicated NBA segments and shows on Telemundo Deportes Ahora, and robust coverage across digital and social platforms, ensuring fans stay connected throughout the season.
Together, Sunday Night Basketball, marquee regular-season matchups, and the 2026 NBA All-Star Game anchor Telemundo’s NBA return and reflect the network’s broader strategy of elevating live sports en español, leveraging NBCUniversal’s multiplatform reach, and engaging fans wherever, and however, they watch.
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About NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises:
NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises leads the media industry in the production and distribution of Spanish-language content for U.S. Hispanics and audiences around the world. The company serves U.S. Hispanics through its national broadcast network, the cable network Universo, and digital platforms including the Telemundo app, a suite of FAST channels, and streaming services, such as Peacock, among others. The Telemundo Network offers Spanish-language entertainment, news, and sports content reaching 96% of U.S. Hispanic TV households in 210 markets through 30 owned stations and 94 affiliate stations. Telemundo also owns an independent station serving Puerto Rico. Anchored on Telemundo Studios, the network is the #1 producer of scripted Spanish-language content in the U.S., and the only network to produce original content specifically for US Hispanic audiences. Offering over 600 hours of reality TV shows a year, and top-rated live specials such as the Billboard Latin Music Awards and Miss Universe, Telemundo is considered the undisputed Home of Live TV in Hispanic media. The network is also the exclusive Spanish-language home of the world’s two most popular sporting events, the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games. NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises is a division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
Media Contacts:
Melissa Lopez; Melissa.Lopez1@nbcuni.com; (786) 889-3914
