NBA League Pass actively blocks VPNs. Only certain providers reliably bypass the detection.
| VPN Service | Price | NBA League Pass | Tested | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 SurfsharkBEST | From $1.78/mo | ✓ Works | May 25 | Try it |
 ExpressVPN | From $2.79/mo | ✓ Works | May 24 | Open |
 NordVPN | From $2.99/mo | ✓ Works | May 23 | Open |
 Private Internet Access | From $1.79/mo | ~ Partial | May 25 | Open |
 CyberGhost | From $1.75/mo | ~ Partial | May 21 | Open |
 IPVanish | From $2.19/mo | ~ Partial | May 22 | Open |
 ProtonVPN | From $3.59/mo | ~ Partial | May 22 | Open |
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NBA League Pass is available in 182 countries, including in the United Kingdom, in Australia, in New Zealand, in Ireland and in Germany. It is blocked in only 9 countries.
NBA League Pass works without a VPN in the United Kingdom, in Australia, in New Zealand, in Ireland, in Germany, in France and in Japan, plus in 175 other countries.
NBA League Pass also works in the United States, in Canada and in China, but with limited content compared to fully available countries. Surfshark unlocks full access.
NBA League Pass is blocked in Afghanistan, in Belarus, in the British Virgin Islands, in Cuba and in Iran, plus in 4 more countries. To access it, use a premium VPN like Surfshark.
NBA League Pass is the NBA’s official streaming bundle, first made available outside US home-team territories in the mid-1990s. In its current digital form it carries live coverage of every out-of-market regular-season game, the full Playoffs archive and the NBA TV channel. The standard League Pass tier costs 14.99 $ a month, while Premium at 22.99 $ adds alternative camera feeds and removes the commercial-break interruptions on live streams. Inside the US, local team blackouts still apply.
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