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SlamBall Season Begins Friday, July 21 on ESPN+ and ESPN Cable Channels

David Satin
David covers the biggest news stories, live events, premieres, and informational pieces for The Streamable. Before joining TS, he wrote extensively for Screen Rant and has years of experience writing about the entertainment and streaming industries. He's a Broncos fan, streams on his Toshiba Fire TV, and his favorites include "Andor," "Rings of Power," and "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds."
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If the end of the NBA and NHL seasons has left you craving another fast-paced, hard-hitting sport to latch onto, SlamBall might be just the ticket. SlamBall combines elements of basketball and hockey, and its playing surface is a mixture of a hard surface and trampolines. It’s a high-action, high-flying game, and it’s coming to ESPN+ all July long.

The season begins on Friday, July 21 from Cox Pavillion in Las Vegas, Nevada with a tripleheader: The Rumble will take on the Mob beginning at 7 p.m. ET, with the Slashers facing the Lava at 9:30 p.m. The two winners will play each other immediately following the second game, in an epic showdown worthy of opening night.

A majority of sports fans now say that streaming provides a better live sports experience than linear TV, and ESPN+ seems like the perfect venue for a sport like SlamBall. ESPN+ will host 27 SlamBall matches in July and August, with the rest appearing on ESPN and ESPN2. The schedule includes the regular season, playoffs and the championship game on August 17.

ESPN+ also recently unveiled its MLB schedule for the month of July; highlights include AL home-run leader and two-way star Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Angels, as well as the surprise of the year so far in the tenacious Cincinnati Reds. The service is also hosting extensive coverage of this year's Wimbledon championships, so the service caters to just about any sports desire a fan could want.

Check out the 2023 SlamBall Schedule on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN+

Date Event Time (ET) Platform
Fri., July 21 SlamBall Opening Night 7 p.m. ESPN
Fri., July 21 SlamBall 9:30 p.m. ESPN+
Sat., July 22 SlamBall 8 p.m. ESPN+
Sat., July 22 SlamBall 10:30 p.m. ESPN+
Sun., July 23 SlamBall 5:30 p.m. ESPN+
Sun., July 23 SlamBall 8 p.m. ESPN+
Thu., July 27 SlamBall 8:30 p.m. ESPN+
Thu., July 27 SlamBall 11 p.m. ESPN
Fri., July 28 SlamBall 8 p.m. ESPN+
Fri., July 28 SlamBall 10:30 p.m. ESPN+
Sat., July 29 SlamBall 8 p.m. ESPN+
Sat., July 29 SlamBall 10:30 p.m. ESPN+
Sun., July 30 SlamBall 5:30 p.m. ESPN+
Sun., July 30 SlamBall 8 p.m. ESPN+
Thu., August 3 SlamBall 8:30 p.m. ESPN+
Thu., August 3 SlamBall 11 p.m. ESPN2
Fri., August 4 SlamBall 8 p.m. ESPN+
Fri., August 4 SlamBall 10:30 p.m. ESPN+
Sat., August 5 SlamBall 8 p.m. ESPN+
Sat., August 5 SlamBall 10:30 p.m. ESPN+
Sun., August 6 SlamBall 5:30 p.m. ESPN+
Sun., August 6 SlamBall 8 p.m. ESPN+
Thu., August 10 SlamBall 8:30 p.m. ESPN+
Thu., August 10 SlamBall 11 p.m. ESPN2
Fri., August 11 SlamBall 8 p.m. ESPN+
Fri., August 11 SlamBall 10:30 p.m. ESPN+
Sat., August 12 SlamBall 8 p.m. ESPN+
Sat., August 12 SlamBall 10:30 p.m. ESPN+
Sun., August 13 SlamBall 5:30 p.m. ESPN+
Sun., August 13 SlamBall 8 p.m. ESPN+
Tue., August 15 SlamBall Playoffs TBD ESPN+
Thu., August 17 SlamBall Championship Game 11 p.m. ESPN2

Where Can You Watch SlamBall on ESPN and ESPN2?

There are four SlamBall matches that won’t be shown on ESPN+ this year, including the Championship game. To see these matches, you’ll need a live TV streaming service that carries ESPN and ESPN2. There are five services to choose from that do so: Sling TV ($40 per month for Sling Orange, which carries both channels); DIRECTV STREAM (Plans start at $74.99 per month plus taxes and fees after a five-day free trial); Fubo (Seven-day free trial, then plans start at $85.98 per month in most markets); Hulu + Live TV (Mid-tier price at $69.99 per month, includes free access to the Disney Bundle); and YouTube TV (plans start at $72.99 per month).

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David Satin
David covers the biggest news stories, live events, premieres, and informational pieces for The Streamable. Before joining TS, he wrote extensively for Screen Rant and has years of experience writing about the entertainment and streaming industries. He's a Broncos fan, streams on his Toshiba Fire TV, and his favorites include "Andor," "Rings of Power," and "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds."
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