Alley-Oops to Granny Shots: Watch All the NBA2K League 2023 Season Action on Loco

Indian gaming and live streaming platform Loco has been keen on introducing the Indian audience to various esports and game titles. Loco has successfully engaged with the sports games community in our country by bagging exclusive streaming rights for such games so that Indian fans do not miss out on the action. Understanding that titles like NBA 2K have a dedicated fan base in India, Loco has been working hard to bring together the Indian NBA fans and the esports league of the NBA. 

Notably, the NBA 2K series has echoed the great sport of basketball and has been released annually since 1999. The NBA 2K League also known as NBA2KL or the 2K League is the esports league of this sport which was launched in 2017. 

The 2023 season of the NBA 2K League is scheduled to be broadcast exclusively on Loco in India where you can catch all the action, without missing a beat. 

Here’s all you need to know about the NBA2KL streams on Loco.

Loco’s partnership with NBA2KL for the 2023 Season

Independent homegrown streaming platform Loco has exclusive streaming rights for the NBA2KL in India. It signed a five-year exclusive country broadcast deal and the two entities are entering their third year of collaboration. As part of the deal, Loco will be streaming all the matches from the 2023 season of the NBA 2K League.

The partnership between Loco and the NBA2KL has seen an overwhelming response from the community in India. Over the last few years, Loco has seen a surge in the popularity of the esports title of NBA2KL, resulting in rising viewership numbers. The 2022 season of NBA2KL saw a significant increase in viewership in comparison to the previous years across Loco. There was a 10x growth in Unique live views and the total views also increased by 500%. 

In February, the NBA 2K League announced that the 2023 season would be hosted at the District E venue in Washington, D.C. The competition notably kicked off on 8th March and will run through 5th August. The League will be awarding $2.5 Million USD in cash prizes across the NBA 2KL 3v3 Blacktop Series tournaments, and the NBA 2K League 3v3 and 5v5 Playoffs.

The NBA 2K League season is separated into two splits of 3v3 and 5v5 sections for the first time. In the first split, the 3v3 tournaments played are Slam, Switch, Steal, and the 3V3 Playoffs and Finals. Meanwhile, the 5v5 tournaments for 2023 in Split 2 are Tipoff, Turn, Ticket, and the 5V5 Playoffs and Finals.

NBA2KL 2023 Season Schedule: Split 1 and Split 2 on Loco

Split 1 

Currently, Split 1 featuring the 3v3 tournaments is underway. You can tune into Loco to watch the following:

3v3 Slam Open

• 21st - 24th March: Slam Open Bracket Play 

• 29th - 1st April: Slam Open Bracket Play (District E, Washington, D.C.)

3v3 Switch Open

• 4th - 7th April: Group Play (Remote)

• 11th - 14th April: Group Play (Remote)

• 18th - 21st April: Bracket Play (Remote)

• 26th - 29th April: Bracket Play

3v3 Steal Open

5th - 6th May: Bracket Play

3v3 Playoffs and Finals

10th - 13th May: NBA 2KL 3v3 Playoffs and Finals

Split 2

The 5v5 tournaments kick off on 23rd May with the Tipoff tournament and conclude on 5th August with the 5v5 Playoffs and Finals. Here’s the schedule:

5v5- The Tipoff

• 23rd - 26th May: Group Play (Remote)

• 30th May - 2nd June: Group Play (Remote)

• 6th - 9th June: Bracket Play (Remote)

• 14th - 17th June: Bracket Play 

5v5 - The Turn

• 20th - 23rd June: Group Play (Remote)

• 27th - 30th June: Group Play (Remote)

• 11th - 14th July: Bracket Play (Remote)

• 19th - 22nd July: Bracket Play 

5v5 - The Ticket

28th - 29th July:  Bracket Play 

5v5 Playoffs and Finals

2nd - 5th August: NBA2KL 5v5 Playoffs and Finals