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BIG3 Week 1 live stream: Watch online

By Michael Pallas

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 12: Trilogy team co-captain Rashad McCants during the BIG3 2018 Player Draft at Fox Sports Studio on April 12, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Rashad McCants
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 12: Trilogy team co-captain Rashad McCants during the BIG3 2018 Player Draft at Fox Sports Studio on April 12, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Rashad McCants /
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The BIG3 League is back for its second season, and it should be as fun as the first one.

Usually when NBA stars retire, they go off and do their own thing or end up on television talking about the game they love. Last year a new option to keep playing emerged — the BIG3 League. It’s a professional 3-on-3 basketball league similar to what you’d see in you everyday playground, but with one difference — basketball stars.

Trilogy — who were undefeated (8-0) in the first season — are looking to defend their crown as league champs, and there is a new cast of players. The team captains are DerMarr Johnson (3’s Company), Rashard Lewis (3 Headed Monsters), Brian Scalabrine (Ball Hogs), Mike Bibby (Ghost Ballers), Chauncey Billups (Killer 3s), Corey Maggette (Power), Jermaine O’Neal (Tri-State), and Kenyon Martin (Trilogy).

The game is played under a combination of playground and FIBA international rules. Games are to 50 (must win by 2), and they have a 4-point shot in designated areas on the floor. “Halftime” is when a team scores 25, and each team gets one full and one 30 second time out per half with no carryover.

Live game info

Arena: Toyota Center (Houston, TX)
Tip Off: 5:30 p.m. CT
TV/Stream time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Live stream options: FS1,Watch live on FuboTV. Sign up now for a free seven-day trial.

Next: All live stream info in one place

The BIG3 has an exclusive national television partner. They are not aired on any local networks (ie. SportsNet New York and the YES Network). You can watch the BIG3 every Friday night from now until August 24 (the championship game) on FS1. You can also stream the game live in two places — the FS1 app or FuboTV.

If you’re an NBA fan looking to fill your basketball craving during the offseason, this is a fun style of basketball to watch. It’s not about the money. It’s just about pride and the love of the game.