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Spfelx [enjin:13218936]
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Limited ways to watch

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The Wolves are almost exclusively on FSN. Currently, FSN does not have many contracts in place with content providers.
They recently dropped, or let expire, all of the remaining streaming options. Gone are Vudu, Hulu Live, Sling(DISH), YouTubeTV, and the defunct Playstation Vue.
One also cannot watch in-market games by subscribing to NBA League Pass. The only way to get FSN is through a cable provider like Xfinity or through Direct TV.
Both require signing up for a cable/satellite package.
I wonder why FSN (Sinclair) doesn't just offer a means to pay for the service directly. They already have the streaming infrastructure in place with Fox Sports Go. All they would need is the ability to register and pay for it.
Hopefully, the Wolves and NBA start putting pressure on the RSN owners or many fans will not be able to watch the games this year.
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I get where you are coming from. For me I live in Nebraska. I'm a cheap ass but for years I paid the NBA pass to watch all these crappy Wolves teams stink up the league and oddly enjoyed it. A few years ago I was having a weird issue early in the season. I could watch certain games. It made no sense. Long story short I can't watch any in market games for the Wolves Nuggets and OKC. It's ridiculous. So...I just watch on one of the illegal websites. I don't feel bad about it because I'm willing to wait a day or so to watch games later but 3 days? That's silly. If you want to do something less illegal you could do a VPN and get a league pass account From outside the Country. Personally I felt like if I was going to do something sorta out of what you should do...I might as well just go all the way and get it for free. The sites that are free if they will still exist don't have um...unsavory stuff anymore so that's nice.
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I have AT&T Now streaming and get FSN, though I split the subscription with my brother and parents on 3 simultaneous streams, and it's like $85/mo for all of us combined.

I know T-Mobile just came out with a new streaming service with a package focused on sports.

Just some of my quick thoughts.
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