Watch NBA – Sling subscribers can watch the NBA Finals on ABC by logging into ESPN with their Sling credentials—no extra subscription required. Game 3 airs Monday, June 8 at 8:30 p.m. ET.
The idea of buying NBA Finals tickets can feel like a fantasy when you see Madison Square Garden prices start at $5. 578. But for Sling subscribers. the comfort is more practical: Game 3 between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks will be on ABC—and Sling now makes it possible to stream ABC coverage through ESPN using your existing Sling login.
The NBA Finals are shifting to New York, and the scoreboard reality is starting to loom. The Knicks have a 2-0 lead after winning the first two games 105-95 and 105-104. That makes Game 3 on Monday, June 8 at 8:30 p.m. ET not just another matchup. but the next chance for the Spurs to keep the series within reach—or for New York to move one step closer.
Sling subscribers can catch the game on ABC without buying another package. Sling says it has partnered with ESPN so fans can log into ESPN using their Sling account information as their service provider and stream the game on ABC. Sling adds that this approach works for subscribers on different access options. including those using a 1-day. 3-day or 7-day pass.
Game 3 specifics are straightforward: it airs on ABC on Monday, June 8 at 8:30 p.m. ET. The game is at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
The wider Finals plan is part of the pitch. Sling says all seven potential NBA Finals games will air on ABC, which is typically only offered in select locations on Sling—but the ESPN login method is designed to open that access for subscribers.
The schedule listed for the series keeps rolling through New York and then back again if the teams extend it:
Game 1: New York def. San Antonio 105-95, Knicks lead 1-0. Game 2: New York def. San Antonio 105-104, Knicks lead 2-0. Game 3: San Antonio at New York | Monday, June 8 at 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC. Game 4: San Antonio at New York | Wednesday, June 10 at 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC. Game 5*: New York at San Antonio | Saturday, June 13 at 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC. Game 6*: San Antonio at New York | Tuesday, June 16 at 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC. Game 7*: New York at San Antonio | Friday, June 19 at 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC.
For viewers trying to avoid stacking streaming subscriptions, Sling’s Finals pitch comes with a simpler shopping path. Sling is offering a 1-day pass. a 3-day pass. and a 7-day pass. each giving access to the Sling Orange package. The starting prices are $4.99 for the 1-day pass. $9.99 for the 3-day pass. and $14.99 for the 7-day pass—each not including add-ons. Sling also says its 1-day pass provides instant 24-hour access. the 3-day pass covers Friday to Sunday. and the 7-day pass provides seven days.
Add-ons are priced per pass as well. If you add certain add-ons to a Sling pass, they cost an extra $1 for a Sling 1-Day Pass, $2 extra for a Sling 3-Day Pass, and $3 extra for a Sling 7-Day Pass.
Those add-ons include Sports Extra. which includes more in-depth sports channels like MLB Network. NBA TV and NHL Network. plus more access to the ESPN-suite with channels like ESPNU and ESPNews. There’s also Entertainment/Hollywood Extra. which offers access to Grit. H&I. Reelz. StartTV. HDNet Movies. Sundance TV. TCM and Bounce. Heartland Extra is designed for viewers who want outdoors programming. with the World Fishing Network. Sportsman Channel. Outdoor Channel and more. along with channels like the Great American Family channel. Cowboy Channel and Cowgirl channel. News Extra is for viewers who want more coverage, with News Nation, Newsmax, HLN, Science Channel and more.
Sling also spells out how its base packages differ:
Sling Orange has over 30 channels, including ESPN, Disney Channel, CNN and HGTV, and allows streaming on one device. Sling Blue includes 40+ channels. including NFL Network. Bravo. CNN. FOX News and more. and allows streaming on up to three devices at the same time. Sling Orange + Blue offers 50+ live channels. including ESPN. NFL Network. USA. TNT. Bravo. FOX News. CNN and more. and allows streaming on up to four devices at a time.
When the series moves into Game 3 on ABC. the practical takeaway is simple: if you already have a Sling subscription—whether through a 1-day. 3-day. or 7-day pass—you can use your Sling login to stream ABC via ESPN. For fans watching at home. it turns the Finals from a “which service has it?” scramble into a single login decision. right when the Knicks are already two wins away from taking control of the series.
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So you just log into ESPN with Sling and it’s free? Kinda wild.
Wait I thought ABC wasn’t included in Sling in most places, so how does it magically work now. Seems like a loophole or something.
Madison Square Garden prices for tickets starting at 5,578?? I’m pretty sure that’s why the Spurs won game 1, lol. Anyway if Knicks are up 2-0 then I don’t even care about ABC streaming.
They say “no extra subscription required” but I don’t trust it. Like you log into ESPN with your Sling and it unlocks ABC, but then later it’ll ask for some pass or it won’t work during the game. Also 8:30 ET Monday June 8—doesn’t that sound like the wrong year or something? Either way I just wanna watch without messing with logins.