If Batman: Arkham Shadow is tempting you to finally pick up a Meta Quest 3 or Meta Quest 3S, or you already own one of Meta’s best VR headsets, then this might sweeten the deal. Meta has revealed the dates of the 52 free NBA and WNBA matches it’s hosting in Horizon Worlds for the 2024-2025 season.
To catch you up to speed, Meta allows its headset owners (in supported regions) to jump into the NBA Arena in Horizon Worlds to virtually sit courtside during live matches. If you miss the game, you can also tune into immersive highlights for 24 hours after the game has ended. Additionally, you can play mini-games and hang out with friends like you would in other Horizon Worlds.
If you subscribe to NBA League Pass, you can use Xtadium to watch every live 2D game in mixed reality – it’s not quite as immersive, but it’s still a lot of fun for sports fans, especially if you’re already paying for the content.
Every free immersive NBA and WNBA game
Here’s the full list of free matches you can watch:
October 25 – Chicago Bulls vs. Milwaukee Bucks – 5pm PTOctober 26 – Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Chicago Bulls – 5pm PTOctober 28 – Indiana Pacers vs. Orlando Magic – 4pm PTNovember 2 – Golden State Warriors vs. Houston Rockets – 5pm PTNovember 4 – Los Angeles Lakers vs. Detroit Pistons – 4:30pm PTNovember 7 – Portland Trail Blazers vs. San Antonio Spurs – 7pm PTNovember 12 – Phoenix Suns vs. Utah Jazz – 6pm PTNovember 15 – Miami Heat vs. Indiana Pacers – 4pm PTNovember 19 – Denver Nuggets vs. Memphis Grizzlies – 5pm PTNovember 22 – Boston Celtics vs. Washington Wizards – 4pm PTNovember 24 – LA Clippers vs. Philadelphia 76ers – 3pm PTNovember 26 – Houston Rockets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves – 5pm PTNovember 29 – Orlando Magic vs. Brooklyn Nets – 4:30pm PTDecember 1 – Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers – 3pm PTDecember 3 – Philadelphia 76ers vs. Charlotte Hornets – 4pm PTDecember 5 – Phoenix Suns vs. New Orleans Pelicans – 5pm PTDecember 8 – Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Golden State Warriors – 3:30pm PTDecember 20 – Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Miami Heat – 5pm PTDecember 26 – Miami Heat vs. Orlando Magic – 4pm PTDecember 27 – Dallas Mavericks vs. Phoenix Suns – 6pm PTDecember 28 – Milwaukee Bucks vs. Chicago Bulls – 6pm PTDecember 29 – Indiana Pacers vs. Boston Celtics – 3pm PTJanuary 3, 2025 – San Antonio Spurs vs. Denver Nuggets – 6pm PTJanuary 4, 2025 – New York Knicks vs. Chicago Bulls – 5pm PTJanuary 6, 2025 – Dallas Mavericks vs. Memphis Grizzlies – 5pm PTJanuary 10, 2025 – Golden State Warriors vs. Indiana Pacers – 4pm PTJanuary 18, 2025 – Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves – 6pm PTJanuary 19, 2025 – Philadelphia 76ers vs. Milwaukee Bucks – 4pm PTJanuary 24, 2025 – Portland Trail Blazers vs. Charlotte Hornets – 4pm PTJanuary 27, 2025 – Orlando Magic vs. Miami Heat – 4:30pm PTFebruary 2, 2025 – LA Clippers vs. Toronto Raptors – 12:30pm PTFebruary 3, 2025 – Milwaukee Bucks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder – 5pm PTFebruary 8, 2025 – Indiana Pacers vs. Los Angeles Lakers – 5pm PTFebruary 10, 2025 – Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Cleveland Cavaliers – 4pm PTFebruary 22, 2025 – Phoenix Suns vs. Chicago Bulls – 4:30pm PTFebruary 24, 2025 – Denver Nuggets vs. Indiana Pacers – 4pm PTMarch 3, 2025 – Houston Rockets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder – 5pm PTMarch 10, 2025 – Dallas Mavericks vs. San Antonio Spurs – 5:30pm PTMarch 14, 2025 – LA Clippers vs. Atlanta Hawks – 4:30pm PTMarch 16, 2025 – Orlando Magic vs. Cleveland Cavaliers – 3pm PTMarch 20, 2025 – New York Knicks vs. Charlotte Hornets – 4pm PTMarch 22, 2025 – Golden State Warriors vs. Atlanta Hawks – 4pm PTMarch 23, 2025 – Denver Nuggets vs. Houston Rockets – 3pm PTMarch 24, 2025 – Dallas Mavericks vs. Brooklyn Nets – 4:30pm PTMarch 27, 2025 – Los Angeles Lakers vs. Chicago Bulls – 4pm PTMarch 28, 2025 – New York Knicks vs. Milwaukee Bucks – 5pm PTMarch 29, 2025 – Miami Heat vs. Philadelphia 76ers – 4:30pm PTMarch 31, 2025 – LA Clippers vs. Orlando Magic – 4pm PTApril 5, 2025 – New York Knicks vs. Atlanta Hawks – 12pm PTApril 6, 2025 – Indiana Pacers vs. Denver Nuggets – 5pm PTApril 11, 2025 – LA Clippers vs. Sacramento Kings – 7pm PTApril 13, 2025 – LA Lakers vs. Portland Trail Blazers – 12:30pm PT
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Don’t dismiss Horizon Worlds
Horizon Worlds is one of those apps that I’ll be the first to admit is easy to dismiss. A disappointing launch and sporadic rollout meant it never quite hit its stride in many people’s eyes.
That’s definitely starting to change. The Worlds it offers are steadily becoming a lot more impressive, and with these free sports games and free immersive concerts being hosted regularly, it’s become one of those VR apps which, if you aren’t using regularly, you’re missing out on a big chunk of what your Meta Quest headset has to offer.
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