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The NBA comes to the world of virtual reality.

The league has extended its partnership with Meta to broadcast 52 live games in VR this season on the Meta Quest platform, Xtadium. Fans using the Meta Quest VR headset can also experience the game in VR and wear his Meta avatar in official NBA apparel.

Looking at the game schedule, it looks like this:

• January 18: Sacramento Kings v Los Angeles Lakers, 10:30 PM ET, 7:30 PM PT
• January 19: Toronto Raptors vs. Minnesota Timberwolves, 8:00 PM ET and 5:00 PM PT
• January 20: Golden State Warriors v Cleveland Cavaliers, 7:30 PM ET, 4:30 PM PT
• January 21: Milwaukee Bucks v Cleveland Cavaliers, 7:30 PM ET, 4:30 PM PT
• Jan. 22: Memphis Grizzlies v Phoenix Suns, 8:00 p.m. ET, 5:00 p.m.
• Jan. 23: Milwaukee Bucks vs. Detroit Pistons, 7pm ET and 4pm PT
• January 24: Denver Nuggets vs. New Orleans Pelicans, 8 PM ET, 5 PM PST
• Jan. 25: Denver Nuggets vs. Milwaukee Bucks, 8 PM ET, 5 PM PST
• January 27: Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder, 8:00 PM ET, 5:00 PM PT
• January 29: LA Clippers v Cleveland Cavaliers, 7:00 PM ET and 4:00 PM PST
• January 31: Miami Heat vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 7:00 PM ET, 4:00 PM PT
• Feb. 1: Golden State Warriors vs. Minnesota Timberwolves, 8:00 PM ET, 5:00 PM PT
• Feb. 2: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Indiana Pacers, 7:00 PM ET and 4:00 PM PST
• Feb. 4: LA Clippers v New York Knicks, 7pm ET, 4pm PT
• Feb. 7: Phoenix Suns vs. Brooklyn Nets, 7:30 PM ET, 4:30 PM PST
• Feb. 8: Golden State Warriors vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 10 PM ET, 7 PM PST
• Feb. 9: Phoenix Suns vs. Atlanta Hawks, 7:30 PM ET, 4:30 PM PST
• Feb. 13: Minnesota Timberwolves v Dallas Mavericks, 8:30 PM ET, 5:30 PM PST
• Feb. 14: Orlando Magic vs. Toronto Raptors, 7:30 PM ET, 4:30 PM PT
• February 15: New York Knicks vs. Atlanta Hawks, 7:30 PM ET, 4:30 PM PT
• Feb. 16: Washington Wizards vs. Minnesota Timberwolves, 8:00 PM ET and 5:00 PM PST
• Feb. 23: Boston Celtics vs. Indiana Pacers, 7:00 PM ET, 4:00 PM PT
• Feb. 24: Houston Rockets vs. Golden State Warriors, 10:00 PM ET and 7:00 PM PST
• Feb. 26: Brooklyn Nets vs. Atlanta Hawks, 3:00 PM ET, 12:00 PM PT
• February 27: Boston Celtics vs. New York Knicks – Immersive 180-Degree Game, 7:30 PM ET, 4:30 PM PT
• Feb. 28: Milwaukee Bucks v Brooklyn Nets, 7:30 PM ET, 4:30 PM PT
• March 1: Philadelphia 76ers vs. Miami Heat, 7:30 PM ET, 4:30 PM PT
• March 2: Toronto Raptors vs. Washington Wizards, 7:00 PM ET and 4:00 PM PT
• March 5: Charlotte Hornets vs. Brooklyn Nets, 6:00 PM ET and 3:00 PM PT
• March 6: Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers — Immersive 180-Degree Game, 7:00 PM ET and 4:00 PM PT
• March 7: Utah Jazz vs. Dallas Mavericks, 8:30 PM ET, 5:30 PM PST
• March 8: Portland Trail Blazers v Boston Celtics, 7:30 PM ET, 4:30 PM PST
• March 11: Boston Celtics vs. Atlanta Hawks, 7:30 PM ET, 4:30 PM PST
• March 14: Los Angeles Lakers vs. New Orleans Pelicans – Immersive 180-Degree Game, 8 PM ET and 5 PM PST
• March 15: Memphis Grizzlies vs. Miami Heat, 7:30 PM ET, 4:30 PM PT
• March 18: Philadelphia 76ers vs. Indiana Pacers, 7:00 PM ET and 4:00 PM PT
• March 19: Denver Nuggets vs. Brooklyn Nets, 3:30 PM ET, 12:30 PM PST
• March 21: San Antonio Spurs vs. New Orleans Pelicans, 8:00 PM ET and 5:00 PM PST
• March 22: Philadelphia 76ers v Chicago Bulls, 8:00 PM ET, 5:00 PM PST
• March 23: Cleveland Cavaliers v Brooklyn Nets, 7:30 PM ET, 4:30 PM PT
• March 26: Chicago Bulls vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 3:30 PM ET, 12:30 PM PST
• March 27: Dallas Mavericks vs. Indiana Pacers, 7:00 PM ET, 4:00 PM PT
• March 28: Orlando Magic vs. Memphis Grizzlies, 8 PM ET, 5 PM PST
• March 29: Los Angeles Lakers v Chicago Bulls, 8:00 PM ET and 5:00 PM PST
• March 31: Utah Jazz v Boston Celtics, 7:30 PM ET, 4:30 PM PST
• April 1: LA Clippers vs. New Orleans Pelicans, 8:30 PM ET, 5:30 PM PST
• April 2: Philadelphia 76ers vs. Milwaukee Bucks — Immersive 180-Degree Game, 8:00 PM ET and 5:00 PM PT
• April 4: Portland Trail Blazers vs. Memphis Grizzlies, 8 PM ET, 5 PM PST
• April 5: Memphis Grizzlies vs. New Orleans Pelicans, 8 PM ET, 5 PM PST
• April 7: Golden State Warriors vs. Sacramento Kings, 10:00 PM ET and 7:00 PM PST
• April 8: Portland Trail Blazers vs. LA Clippers — Immersive 180-Degree Game, 4:00 PM ET and 1:00 PM PT
• April 9: Indiana Pacers vs. New York Knicks, 1:00 PM ET, 10:00 AM PST

Xtadium is only available in the US, while Meta Horizon Worlds is available in the US, Canada, UK, Iceland, Ireland, France, and Spain for Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro.

In addition to 52 live games in VR, five competitions will feature presentations in 180-degree monoscopic VR by celebrity broadcasters.

We also have plans to make NBA League Pass available in Meta Quest’s social VR experiences.