Where to Watch NBA in Park Slope, 2026-27

Game Day · Park Slope · Updated October 21, 2026

• Nets: 68 of 80 scheduled games fit
• Knicks: 56 of 80 scheduled games fit
• Open to 10:00 PM weeknights, 11:00 PM Fri and Sat
• 8 minutes on foot to Barclays Center
• Park Slope kitchen: 100 per cent gluten-free

Where to watch NBA in Park Slope comes down to a number no bar sign shows: how long the room stays open after tip-off. We took both New York teams’ full 2026-27 regular seasons from the NBA’s own schedule data, converted every tip-off to Eastern Time, and set each one against the hours posted on our website for 148 5th Avenue.

The Nets come out of that well. The Knicks, with more late West Coast games, less so. Below are the nights we cannot cover and the Park Slope bars that stay open for them. For the Nets’ first month with channels, see where to watch NBA in Brooklyn; for both teams across the city, where to watch NBA in New York.

The whole season against our hours

Our Park Slope hours, as published in the footer of our website on September 24, 2026: Monday to Thursday 3:00 PM to 10:00 PM, Friday 2:00 PM to 11:00 PM, Saturday 1:00 PM to 11:00 PM, and Sunday 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM.

An NBA game usually runs a little over two hours. We counted a game as whole when tip-off is at least 150 minutes before we close, tight at 120 to 149 minutes, when you will probably lose the end of the fourth quarter, and too late below 120.

The usual Nets tip-off is 7:30 PM, for 38 of their 80 games, which leaves two and a half hours even on a weeknight. The Knicks are spread wider: 26 games at 7:30 PM, 18 at 7:00 PM and 12 at 8:00 PM. The 8:00 PM weeknight start is the one that runs into our 10:00 PM close.

The Nets nights we cannot finish

Twelve of 80, and every one is a road game, so there is no arena crowd to plan around.

No Nets game starts before we open. The earliest, at Miami on Sunday, February 14, tips off at 1:00 PM, the minute our Sunday doors do.

The Knicks nights we cannot finish

Twenty-four of 80. Most are 8:00 PM weeknight games; the rest are West Coast trips and three early starts.

The Knicks’ four Saturday 8:30 PM games, on December 12, January 30, February 13 and February 27, do fit, because we stay open until 11:00 PM on Saturdays.

When both teams play the same night

The Nets and the Knicks play separate games on 36 nights this season. On 10 of those they tip off at the same moment: October 30, November 4, December 23, February 4, February 9, February 25 and March 23 at 7:30 PM; December 2 at 8:00 PM; April 9 at 7:00 PM; and April 11 at 6:00 PM.

On those nights only one game gets the sound in most rooms. We do not claim a team, so call 718-576-3409 and ask which game will be on with sound before you walk over. The LayUp Bar says on its own site that it runs nine screens with the sound on, which makes it the likelier room for two games at once.

The four Nets and Knicks meetings are a single game, not a clash: Monday, November 2 and Sunday, December 27 at Madison Square Garden, and Monday, February 1 and Friday, April 2 at Barclays Center. The two Barclays dates are home nights, so the top of 5th Avenue fills with ticket holders before tip-off; our guide to bars near Barclays Center covers those doors.

Park Slope bars that stay open later

This table uses only what each bar publishes about itself, read on September 24, 2026. “Not named” means the bar’s own site does not mention basketball, not that it will refuse to put the game on.

Two notes. Uncle Barry’s lists its Sunday opening two ways on the same page, noon in one place and 3:00 PM in another, both to 2:00 AM. And The Dram Shop on 9th Street showed us a bot check instead of its website on September 24, so it is left out rather than quoted from an older reading.

Channels: what the league publishes

The same NBA schedule data lists DAZN (YES) as the local broadcast for every Nets game, so ask a bar for YES Network. For the Knicks, when we reread it on October 21, 2026, it listed MSG / DAZN (MSG) for most games and a national broadcast for the rest: opening night against the 76ers on October 20 was on NBC and Peacock, and others list Prime Video, ESPN, ABC or NBA TV. Channels change, so check the day before.

Our room on a game night

The Beer Garage Park Slope is at 148 5th Avenue, with the entrance on Douglass Street. We do not claim a team and have never published a screen count. What we can promise is the arithmetic above and a kitchen with no gluten in it.

The room is eight minutes on foot from the Barclays Center arena doors, and nine from the Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr station, measured in Google Maps walking mode. Union St on the R is six minutes away and Bergen St on the 2 and 3 is eight. On one of the 40 Nets home nights, eat here and walk down the hill; on a road night, stay for the game.

Which Park Slope bar for your game?

Two questions, sixteen answers, all drawn from the tables above.

How we counted

Frequently asked questions

Where can I watch NBA games in Park Slope?

The Beer Garage at 148 5th Avenue covers the whole game for 68 of the Nets’ 80 scheduled games and 56 of the Knicks’ 80. For later tip-offs, Uncle Barry’s at 58 5th Avenue and The LayUp Bar at 47 5th Avenue both name the Nets and the Knicks on their own websites. The LayUp is open until midnight and Uncle Barry’s until 2:00 AM or later.

Which Park Slope bar stays open latest for a West Coast NBA game?

Uncle Barry’s publishes 2:00 AM Monday to Thursday and 4:00 AM on Fridays and Saturdays. McMahon’s Public House publishes 2:00 AM every day. The Beer Garage closes at 10:00 PM on weeknights and 11:00 PM on Fridays and Saturdays.

What time do most Nets games start?

7:30 PM Eastern. That is the tip-off for 38 of the Nets’ 80 scheduled regular-season games in 2026-27, according to the NBA’s schedule data.

What channel are Nets and Knicks games on?

The NBA’s schedule data lists DAZN (YES) as the local broadcast for every Nets game. For the Knicks it lists MSG / DAZN (MSG) on most nights, read October 21, 2026, and a national broadcast on others, such as NBC and Peacock for opening night on October 20.

Can I watch the Knicks and the Nets at the same bar on the same night?

Both teams play on 36 separate nights this season, and on 10 of them they tip off at the same time, so most rooms will have one game without sound. Call ahead and ask which game will have the sound.

Is the food gluten-free at The Beer Garage in Park Slope?

Yes. The Park Slope kitchen is 100 per cent gluten-free, including the fryer and the buns. That applies to Park Slope only.

The verdict

For a Nets fan, where to watch NBA in Park Slope is mostly settled: 68 of 80 games finish before we close and none starts before we open. For a Knicks fan it is closer to two nights in three.

Keep the 24 Knicks dates and 12 Nets dates above to hand, and have Uncle Barry’s or McMahon’s ready for those. For everything else, the room at 148 5th Avenue does the job, with a kitchen you do not have to ask questions about.

Sources and references

• Brooklyn Nets schedule and New York Knicks schedule, from the NBA’s schedule data, read September 24, 2026.
• Uncle Barry’s, The LayUp Bar, McMahon’s Public House and The Commissioner, own websites, read September 24, 2026.
• The Beer Garage, beergarageny.com: Park Slope hours, address and phone, read September 24, 2026.
• Google Maps walking mode, from 148 5th Avenue, measured September 14 and 22, 2026.

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