2026 SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament Television Schedule & Broadcasters

The logo used for the 2026 SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament. (📸 Photo courtesy of Cosm)

| ⏵ Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Highlights:

• Prime Video to exclusively televise the SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament for the first time ever. All six Play-In games are streamed on Prime (Tuesday, Apr. 14; Wednesday, Apr. 15; Friday, Apr. 17).

• The final two playoff teams in each conference will be decided this week during the 2026 SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament.

• The Play-In Tournament opens up on Tuesday, April 14 at 7:30 PM ET as Bam Adebayo and the Miami Heat (No. 10 seed) visit LaMelo Ball and the Charlotte Hornets (No. 9 seed) with both teams looking to stay alive in the Play-In Tournament.

• The second Tuesday Play-In Tournament has two clubs from the West battling it out for the #7 seed in the conference. Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns (No. 7 seed) host Jrue Holiday and the Portland Trail Blazers (No. 8 seed) on Tuesday, April 14 at 10:00 PM ET on Prime, with No. 2 seed San Antonio set to face the winner of this Western Conference Play-In matchup.

• The SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament continues on Wednesday (April 15) and Friday (April 17), with two games on Prime Video each day.

Welcome everyone to the 2026 SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament! The regular season has ended. But before we begin the NBA Playoffs this weekend, we have some business to handle first. As you already know, six teams from each conference have already qualified for the NBA Playoffs. Two of the four First Round Series in each conference are locked in, and are scheduled to open up this weekend. In the Eastern Conference, we have Cavaliers vs. Raptors as the 4-5 matchup and Knicks vs. Hawks as the 3-6 matchup. In the Western Conference, we have Lakers vs. Rockets as the 4-5 matchup and Nuggets vs. Timberwolves as the 3-6 matchup.

Four teams (San Antonio, Oklahoma City, Detroit, & Boston) still didn't know who their First Round opponent would be. That is because we are set to watch and cover the 2026 SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament. This mini-tournament, in summary, allows teams seeded No. 7 through No. 10 in each conference to compete for the last two playoff berths in each conference.

This year, the 2026 SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament will occur between Tuesday, April 14 and Friday, April 17 (with an off day on Thursday, April 16). Prime Video makes their debut as the streaming destination of Play-In Tournament action, with streaming service set to stream all six games from this tournament.

The 2026 SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament tips off on Tuesday, April 14, with a doubleheader of game action exclusively on Prime Video. The night starts off with a win-or-go home affair at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, as Davion Mitchell and the Miami Heat (#10 in East) face off against Brandon Miller and the Charlotte Hornets (#9 in East) at 7:30 PM ET on Prime Video. Ian Eagle (play-by-play), longtime NBA coach Stan Van Gundy (analyst) & Cassidy Hubbarth (reporter) provide commentary for Tuesday's Heat vs. Hornets game.

Following Tuesday's Heat vs. Hornets matchup, stay tuned to Prime Video for the second Play-In matchup of the day. The mentality of win-an-in rules the evening at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, Arizona, at 10:00 PM ET, as Scoot Henderson and the young and athletic Portland Trail Blazers (#8 in West) meet veteran guard Devin Booker and his Phoenix Suns (#7 in West) to determine the #7 seed in the Western Conference Playoffs. Prime's Trail Blazers-Suns commentary team is led by Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), Jim Jackson (analyst) & Allie Clifton (reporter).

Prime Video's coverage of the 2026 SoFi Play-In Tournament continues on Wednesday, April 15, with Magic vs. 76ers at 7:30 PM ET followed by Warriors vs. Clippers at 10:00 PM ET.

Paolo Banchero and the Orlando Magic (#8 in East) travel to Philadelphia to play Tyrese Maxey and the Philadelphia 76ers (#7 in East) on Wednesday, April 15 at 7:30 PM ET on Prime Video. Whoever emerges victorious from this game will grab the #7 seed and a first-round date with Jayson Tatum and the #2 seed Celtics. The losing club gets another chance to clinch a playoff berth on Friday night vs. the Heat-Hornets winner. 

California counterparts meet in do-or-die start to the Western Conference Play-In Tournament as Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors (#10 in West) take on Kawhi Leonard, John Collins, Bennedict Mathurin and the Los Angeles Clippers (#9 in West) at 10:00 PM ET on Prime Video. The winner moves on to Friday's 8th Place Game vs. the Trail Blazers/Suns loser while the loser seems their season comes to an end.

The 2026 SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament comes to an end on Friday, April 17, with two games on Prime Video. Friday will see two 8th Place Games take place, as we determine who will be the final playoff team from each conference prior to Saturday's beginning of the actual NBA Playoffs themselves.

Friday's Prime doubleheader launches from Kia Center in Orlando, Florida, as two Southeast Division rivals meet with the #8 seed in the East on the line as LaMelo Ball and the Charlotte Hornets (#9 in East) visit Wendell Carter Jr. and the Orlando Magic (#8 in East) at 7:30 PM ET. The winner will match up against Jalen Duren and the #1 seed Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. The loser is eliminated from the postseason. Ian Eagle provides play-by-play commentary alongside analyst Stan Van Gundy and reporter Cassidy Hubbarth.

The six-game SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament comes to an end out in the desert. Friday's 10:00 PM ET nightcap on Prime features Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors (#10 in West), coming off Wednesday's improbable and implausible Play-In win over the Clippers, facing against off Devin Booker, Jalen Green and the homestanding Phoenix Suns (#7 in West). The winner earns the final playoff spot in the West, and the loser sees their season abruptly end. Michael Grady (play-by-play) calls the action with two-time NBA champion Brent Barry (analyst) and TBD reporter. 

Later this week, the 2026 NBA Playoffs presented by Google will commence. For more information about the First Round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs, please click here.

The following is the complete conference and daily schedule breakdown for the 2026 SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament, which will be exclusively streamed on Amazon Prime Video.

❯ 2026 SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament: Conference Breakdown (Eastern Conference & Western Conference) | Subject to Change

⯀ Eastern Conference:

| ● East Play-In: (10) Miami Heat at (9) Charlotte Hornets — Winner advances to Friday's 8th Place Game vs. Magic-76ers loser (Hornets) | Loser is eliminated (Heat)

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. Tuesday, April 14 - Heat at Hornets - Prime Video, 7:30 PM ET - Ian Eagle, Stan Van Gundy, Cassidy Hubbarth

| ● East Play-In: (8) Orlando Magic at (7) Philadelphia 76ers — Winner gets the #7 seed (76ers) | Loser advances to Friday's 8th Place Game vs. Hornets (Magic)

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. Wednesday, April 15 - Magic at 76ers - Prime Video, 7:30 PM ET - Michael Grady, Brent Barry, Kristina Pink

| ● East 8th Place Game: (E9) Charlotte Hornets at (E8) Orlando Magic — Winner gets the #8 seed () | Loser is eliminated ()

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. Friday, April 17 - Hornets at Magic - Prime Video, 7:30 PM ET - Ian Eagle, Stan Van Gundy, Cassidy Hubbarth

⯀ Western Conference:

| ● West Play-In: (W8) Portland Trail Blazers at (W7) Phoenix Suns — Winner gets the #7 seed (Trail Blazers) | Loser advances to Friday's 8th Place Game vs. Warriors-Clippers loser (Suns)

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. Tuesday, April 14 - Trail Blazers at Suns - Prime Video, 10:00 PM ET - Kevin Harlan, Jim Jackson, Allie Clifton

| ● West Play-In: (W10) Golden State Warriors at (W9) Los Angeles Clippers — Winner plays the Trail Blazers-Suns loser in 8th Place Game on Friday night (Warriors) | Loser is eliminated (Clippers)

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. Wednesday, April 15 - Warriors at Clippers - Prime Video, 10:00 PM ET - Kevin Harlan, Candace Parker, Allie Clifton

| ● West 8th Place Game: (W10) Golden State Warriors at (W7) Phoenix Suns — Winner gets the #8 seed () | Loser is eliminated ()

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. Friday, April 17 - Warriors or Clippers at Suns - Prime Video, 10:00 PM ET - Michael Grady, Brent Barry, TBD

❯ 2026 SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament: Daily Television Schedule (Prime Video) | All Times Eastern and Subject to Change

|| ● Tuesday, April 14:

. East Play-In: (10) Heat at (9) Hornets - Prime Video, 7:30 PM ET - Ian Eagle, Stan Van Gundy, Cassidy Hubbarth

. West Play-In: (8) Trail Blazers at (7) Suns - Prime Video, 10:00 PM ET - Kevin Harlan, Jim Jackson, Allie Clifton

|| ● Wednesday, April 15:

. East Play-In: (8) Magic at (7) 76ers - Prime Video, 7:30 PM ET - Michael Grady, Brent Barry, Kristina Pink

. West Play-In: (10) Warriors at (9) Clippers - Prime Video, 10:00 PM ET - Kevin Harlan, Candace Parker, Allie Clifton

|| ● Friday, April 17:

. East 8th Place Game: (9) Hornets at (8) Magic - Prime Video, 7:30 PM ET - Ian Eagle, Stan Van Gundy, Cassidy Hubbarth

. West 8th Place Game: (10) Warriors at (7) Suns - Prime Video, 10:00 PM ET - Michael Grady, Brent Barry, TBD

|| 🛈 Sources: SportsLogos.Net, NBA & Amazon Studios ||

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