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We’re already past the first quarter of the NBA season and things are just heating up. Numerous teams are boasting a winning percentage over .700, which is absolutely insane, while others are tanking for the sake of scoring a high lottery pick. The league’s most elite crop of talent is all fighting for 2015 All-Star selection rights. Then there are the trade rumors setting social media ablaze, alongside future sneaker releases and the off-court antics exhibited by popular players. With so many highlights, news, and stats to take in, the only real way to keep tabs of everything is on a smartphone.
Microsoft’s push to partner and strengthen relationships with all major sports organizations has made the Windows Phone platform a great resource for hoops fans. A variety of apps are made available on Windows Store, blessing subscribers with the digital essentials to stay on top of all NBA-related updates on their mobile. Time to suit up, as we toss a no-look and throw down the Apps That Every NBA Fan Should Have on Their Phone.
My Fantasy Basketball 2015
Price: Free
Managing a basketball team is every sports fan’s wet dream. Well, the majority at least. My Fantasy Basketball 15 is the closest that you’ll ever get to it. The app offers sub-views for players’ statistics, along with the ability to swap out lineups and receive league activity alerts directly from the smartphone. At the moment, it only supports Yahoo! Fantasy Basketball. But plans are in order to integrate with other virtual leagues in the future. Unlike the Knicks, now is a better time than never to play catch-up.
Basketball Live
Price: Free
Basketball Live holds its weight in content by curating all the latest news from the NBA, ESPN, NBC, TNT, and Yahoo! Sports Twitter feeds. Watch EPSN videos or share articles with others via email, SMS, or on social media. Just want the most recent in-game updates? Shake your Windows Phone device to refresh the score.
Basketball Pro ’14
Price: Free
Gain up-to-the-minute info from around the league including news, stats, standings, and scores. Pin teams on the home screen to follow their progress throughout the season. Fans also have the luxury of sharing comments with others on their team page, while given the lane to trash talk on competitors’ pages. Just keep the Sixers bashing to a minimum.
ESPN ScoreCenter
Price: Free
The worldwide leader in sports offers a score-centric app that delivers news and standings on all leagues including the NBA. Follow your go-to teams and receive scoring updates from ESPN. Then watch game clips via live look-ins for play-by-play action and game summaries. Stat stackers can also track in-game figures just to monitor their fantasy player performance.
NBA Jam
Price: $2.99
Boomshaka…yeah, you get it. Relive the arcade classic by getting in some 2-on-2 playing time with modern graphics and updated rosters thrown into the mix. Select from three modes—Campaign, Multiplayer, and Play Now—unlocking cheat codes and Xbox Live Achievements with every win. See where you rank on the Xbox Live leaderboards after putting numbers on the boards.
KicksOnFire
Price: Free
Need the inside track on when the next LeBrons are hitting retail shelves? KicksOnFire keeps hypebeasts up on their footwear game by posting the current flagship sneaker releases from their ballers. Follow brands and set release reminders on must-want kicks before launch day.
NBA Scores & Alerts
Price: Free
Impatiently waiting for the box scores to refresh on the NBA’s website becomes frustratingly tedious. You might want to consider substituting such logic in favor of this real-time app. Pin multiple live game titles to the start screen and enable the push notifications to receive instant alerts on all score changes. Take halftime to view player stats and team schedules too.
StubHub
Price: Free
Scout tickets to home games through the mobilized version of the StubHub website. Look up basketball venues to check game schedules. Also view ticket options and seating charts in hopes of scoring a courtside view. Skip the box office by making purchases on the app.
Price: Free
In today’s modern world of sports, most of the action takes place off the field. With that being the case, Twitter makes for the ultimate social basketball hub, providing insight on ballers and teams, and informing you of their every move from an endless number of sources. Keep tabs on D-Rose’s oft-injured status or give J.R. Smith hell for partying at the club too late instead of showing up to play.