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How to watch today’s Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers NBA game: Livestream options, starting time, more
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The Boston Celtics face the Cleveland Cavaliers tonight. The Celtics are on an 11-game win streak, including their last eight road games. The Celtics may be hot right now, but if any team can put the freeze on the Celtics it’s the No. 3 Cleveland Cavaliers.
Keep reading for all the ways you can watch the Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers NBA basketball game tonight.
How and when to watch the Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers NBA game
The Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers NBA game will be played on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. PT). The game will be broadcast live on TNT and stream on the platforms listed below.
How to watch the Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers NBA game without cable
While most cable packages include TNT, it’s easy to watch the game if TNT isn’t included in your cable TV subscription, or if you don’t have cable at all. Your best options for watching are below. (Streaming options will require an internet provider.)
Watch the Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers NBA game free with Fubo
You can catch the game for free on Fubo. Fubo is a sports-centric streaming service that offers access to almost every nationally televised NBA game of the season. In addition to the NBA on TNT, Fubo offers MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS and international soccer games, so you’ll be able to watch more than just today’s game, all without a cable subscription.
To watch the Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers game tonight without cable, start a seven-day free trial of Fubo. You can begin watching immediately on your TV, phone, tablet and computer. Fubo’s Pro Tier is normally priced at $80 per month after your free seven-day trial, but Fubo is currently offering the first month for $60. (You can save $20 on your first month of any Fubo tier.)
Sports fans will want to consider adding on the $7.99 per month Fubo Extra package, which includes MLB Network, NBA TV, NHL Network, Tennis Channel, SEC Network and more channels. Or upgrade to the Fubo Elite tier and get all the Fubo Extra channels, plus the ability to stream in 4K, for an extra $10 per month.
Top features of FuboTV Pro Tier:
- There are no contracts with Fubo — you can cancel at any time.
- The Pro tier includes 187 channels, including NFL Network.
- The Fubo lookback feature allows you to watch sporting events up to 72 hours after they air live.
- Fubo includes all the channels you’ll need to watch live sports, including CBS (not available through Sling TV).
- All tiers come with 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR recording.
- Stream on your TV, phone, tablet and other devices.
Stream the Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers game on Sling TV
One of the most cost-effective ways to stream NBA games this year, and still get access to local programming, is through a subscription to Sling TV. The streamer’s Orange + Blue tier offers access to 46 channels, including TNT and ESPN, plus local ABC and NBC affiliates (where available). Also worth noting: Sling TV comes with 50 hours of cloud-based DVR recording space included, perfect for recording all the season’s top NFL matchups.
That plan normally costs $60 per month, but the streamer is currently offering a 50% off promotion for your first month, so you’ll pay just $30. You can learn more by tapping the button below.
Top features of Sling TV Orange + Blue tier:
- There are 46 channels to watch in total, including local ABC, NBC and Fox affiliates (when available) and more.
- You get access to most local NBA games and nationally broadcast games at the lowest price.
- You’ll get access to ESPN, NBC and Fox-aired NFL games next season.
- All subscription tiers include 50 hours of cloud-based DVR storage.
For NBA fans who want to watch out-of-market NBA games this season, the Sling TV Orange + NBA League Pass bundle gives you just about everything you need to follow the maximum amount of basketball action.
Note: There are blackout games on NBA League Pass, which means your local NBA games and all nationally televised games, will be available three hours after they’ve aired. However, you’ll be able to watch tonight’s Celtics vs. Cavaliers game live on TNT with your Sling TV Orange subscription.
Sling TV Orange + NBA League Pass is currently priced at $50 per month for six months ($55 per month afterward), or you can add the NBA League Pass to your Sling TV Orange + Blue tier subscription for $10 for the first month ($15 per month afterward).
Top features of Sling TV Orange + NBA League Pass:
- You get access to most local NBA and nationally broadcast games at the lowest price.
- All subscription tiers include 50 hours of cloud-based DVR storage, perfect for recording all the biggest games of the season.
- With Sling TV Orange + NBA League Pass, you’ll get access to all the NBA games you want to watch (minus local blackout games), plus programs airing on CNN, TNT, TBS, A&E and more. It’s the most cost-effective way to watch out-of-market NBA games and cable programming.
Watch the Celtics vs. Cavaliers NBA game on Hulu + Live TV
You can watch tonight’s NBA game, plus more basketball games this season, with Hulu + Live TV. The bundle features access to 90 channels, including TNT and ESPN. Unlimited DVR storage is also included. Watch every nationally televised game on every network with Hulu + Live TV, plus catch live NFL preseason games, exclusive live regular season games, popular studio shows (including “NFL Total Access” and the Emmy-nominated show “Good Morning Football”) and lots more.
Hulu + Live TV comes bundled with ESPN+ and Disney+ for $77 per month.
Watch the Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers NBA game on demand free with NBA League Pass
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If you want to catch out-of-market NBA games without cable, NBA League Pass gives you the most access to the most basketball games this season. With the NBA League Pass, you can watch out-of-market games live and on-demand, plus get round-the-clock NBA TV coverage. With an upgraded NBA League Pass Premium subscription, you get everything included in the NBA League Pass, plus you’ll be able to stream live and on-demand games on up to three different devices at a time — and get access to the in-arena stream for the game of your choice.
NBA League Pass is currently priced at $15 per month. NBA League Pass Premium costs $23 per month. NBA League Pass offers a seven-day free trial.
Note: NBA League Pass has some blackout games, which means certain local games and all nationally broadcast games (including tonight’s Celtics vs. Cavaliers game) will be available three hours after the live broadcast. All subscription tiers include access to live radio broadcasts of all NBA games.
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The International Brotherhood of Teamsters says workers at seven Amazon facilities will begin a strike Thursday morning in an effort by the union to pressure the e-commerce giant for a labor agreement during a key shopping period.
The Teamsters say the workers, who authorized walkouts in the past few days, are joining the picket line after Amazon ignored a Dec. 15 deadline the union set for contract negotiations. Amazon says it doesn’t expect any impact on its operations during what the union calls the largest strike against the company in U.S. history.
The Teamsters say they represent nearly 10,000 workers at 10 Amazon facilities, a small portion of the 1.5 million people Amazon employs in its warehouses and corporate offices.
Amazon is ranked No. 2 on the Fortune 500 list of the nation’s largest companies.
At a warehouse in the New York City borough of Staten Island, thousands of workers who voted for the Amazon Labor Union in 2022 and have since affiliated with the Teamsters. At the other facilities, employees – including many delivery drivers – have unionized with them by demonstrating majority support but without holding government-administered elections.
The strikes happening Thursday are taking place at an Amazon warehouse in San Francisco and six delivery stations in southern California, New York City, Atlanta and the Chicago suburb of Skokie, Illinois, according to the union’s announcement. Amazon workers at the other facilities are “prepared to join” them, the union said.
“Amazon is pushing its workers closer to the picket line by failing to show them the respect they have earned,” Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien said in a statement.
“If your package is delayed during the holidays, you can blame Amazon’s insatiable greed. We gave Amazon a clear deadline to come to the table and do right by our members. They ignored it,” he said.
The Seattle-based online retailer has been seeking to re-do the election that led to the union victory at the warehouse on Staten Island, which the Teamsters now represent. In the process, the company has filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the National Labor Relations Board.
Meanwhile, Amazon says the delivery drivers, which the Teamsters have organized for more than a year, aren’t its employees. Under its business model, the drivers work for third-party businesses, called Delivery Service Partners, who drop off millions of packages to customers everyday.
“For more than a year now, the Teamsters have continued to intentionally mislead the public – claiming that they represent ‘thousands of Amazon employees and drivers’. They don’t, and this is another attempt to push a false narrative,” Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel said in a statement. “The truth is that the Teamsters have actively threatened, intimidated, and attempted to coerce Amazon employees and third-party drivers to join them, which is illegal and is the subject of multiple pending unfair labor practice charges against the union.“
The Teamsters have argued Amazon essentially controls everything the drivers do and should be classified as an employer.
Some U.S. labor regulators have sided with the union in filings made before the NLRB. In September, Amazon boosted pay for the drivers amid the growing pressure.
NEW YORK — The Teamsters union is launching a strike against Amazon at numerous locations across the country, including in Maspeth, Queens.
The Teamsters are calling it the largest strike against Amazon in United States history, and it’s set to begin at 6 a.m. Thursday. In addition to New York City, workers will be joining picket lines in Atlanta, Southern California, San Francisco and Illinois.
In a video announcement released Wednesday night, workers voiced their frustrations.
“Us being strike ready means we’re fed up, and Amazon is clearly ignoring us and we want to be heard,” one worker says in the video.
“It’s really exciting. We’re taking steps for ourselves to win better conditions, better benefits, better wages,” another worker in the video says.
The union says it represents about 10,000 Amazon employees and that Amazon ignored a deadline to come to the table and negotiate. The $2 trillion company doesn’t pay employees enough to make ends meet, the union asserts.
At the height of the holiday season, many are wondering what this means for packages currently in transit.
Teamsters President Sean O’Brien said, “If your package is delayed during the holidays, you can blame Amazon’s insatiable greed.”
Amazon says Teamsters are misleading the public
An Amazon spokesperson says the Teamsters are misleading the public and do not represent any Amazon employees, despite any claims.
“The truth is that the Teamsters have actively threatened, intimidated, and attempted to coerce Amazon employees and third-party drivers to join them, which is illegal and is the subject of multiple pending unfair labor practice charges against the union,” the spokesperson said in a statement.
An Amazon representative says the company doesn’t expect operations to be impacted.
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