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On Friday, Mark Zuckerberg announced a $60-65 billion investment into Meta AI.

"This will be a defining year for AI," Zuckerberg wrote in a Facebook post detailing the investment. "In 2025, I expect Meta AI will be the leading assistant serving more than 1 billion people, Llama 4 will become the leading state of the art model, and we'll build an AI engineer that will start contributing increasing amounts of code to our R&D [research and development] efforts."

SEE ALSO: Mark Zuckerberg wants more 'masculine energy' in corporate America

Llama is the open-sourced Large Language Model (LLM) powering Meta's AI on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The current version is Llama 3, but Meta announced back in December that Llama 4 is coming in 2025.

Zuckerberg went on to say that Meta is building a data center of over two GW (gigawatts, a big amount of energy) "that is so large it would cover a significant part of Manhattan." Meta expects to bring around one GW of computing this year and will end the year with more than 1.3 million GPUs. Basically, the data center will have a ton of processing power.

"We're planning to invest $60-65B in capex [capital expenditures] this year while also growing our AI teams significantly, and we have the capital to continue investing in the years ahead," Zuckerberg said.

This announcement coincides with Zuckerberg being named in a lawsuit claiming that Llama was trained using pirated materials. Additionally, it follows the unveiling of The Stargate Project, a $500 billion AI infrastructure investment announced by President Trump and OpenAI. Stargate will also facilitate the construction of AI data centers. 

"This is a massive effort, and over the coming years it will drive our core products and business, unlock historic innovation, and extend American technology leadership," Zuckerberg concluded his post. "Let's go build!"

The day after Inauguration Day, Oklahoma Senator Dusty Deevers introduced a slate of legislation to "restore moral sanity" to the state, including criminalizing pornography.

The bill, SB593, would prohibit pornography, and those who produce, distribute, or possess porn in the state would face up to 10 years in prison. Project 2025 (the conservative policy wishlist for Trump's second term) calls for exactly this: a ban on pornography and the imprisonment of its creators.

Oklahoma already has an age-verification law in place, meaning that those who want to view a website with a "substantial portion" (over a third) of explicit content must verify their age with personal information like a digital ID. As a result, Pornhub is no longer available in the state. (The Supreme Court recently had a hearing about age verification, but the result is still pending.)

SEE ALSO: Did Trump's executive order just make everyone in the U.S. female?

The bill also heightens 10-to-30-year penalties for "organized pornography trafficking," though it's not immediately clear if this is referring to sex trafficking.

"Pornography is both degenerate material and a highly addictive drug," Deevers said in the announcement of the bills. "It ruins marriages, ruins lives, destroys innocence, warps young people's perception of the opposite sex, turns women into objects, turns men into objects, degrades human dignity, and corrodes the moral fabric of society. Any decent society will stand against this plague with the full weight of the law."

"Porn addiction" isn't recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) as a mental disorder due to lack of evidence, and the American Psychological Association (APA) points to a study that suggests porn can be used compulsively rather than an addiction. But many activities can be done compulsively, like eating or shopping. Another study suggested that one's perceived addiction to porn leads to more psychological stress over time.

As for how porn impacts perceptions, this seems like a great argument for comprehensive sex education. Among other things, sex ed teaches students media literacy — that porn is fantasy and not what sex is like — and teaches anatomy, so students can know their own bodies. But the first Trump administration sabotaged sex education in the country, and the pandemic disrupted it, too.

Only 36 states and DC require either sex education and/or HIV education at the time of publication. Oklahoma falls into the latter (mandating HIV education), and it stresses abstinence. It also isn't required to cover healthy relationships, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a research and policy organization for advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights.

Additionally, the bill calls for heightening the penalties for possession of child sex abuse material (CSAM) from up to 20 years in prison to 10-to-30 years.

Deevers introduced several other bills as well, calling for measures such as abolishing abortion, ending no-fault divorce, and prohibiting Drag Queen Story Hour.

The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times' revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe.

With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it.

So, when a tricky clue disrupts a player's flow, it can be frustrating! If you find yourself stumped playing The Mini — much like with Wordle and Connections — we have you covered.

SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable

Here are the clues and answers to NYT's The Mini for Saturday, January 25, 2025:

AcrossComfy slip-on shoes, for short

• The answer is Mocs.

Convincing evidence

• The answer is Proof.

Why you might breathe into a paper bag or drink water upside down

• The answer is Hiccups.

Start arguing

• The answer is Go at it.

Mark left by trunks, perhaps

• The answer is Tanline.

Bird of Australia

• The answer is Emu.

Bruce who starred in "Enter the Dragon"

• The answer is Lee.

Small issue to "pick"

• The answer is Nit.

Clairvoyant's gift, for short

• The answer is ESP.

DownSpeed limit abbr.

• The answer is MPH.

Art form with folding

• The answer is Origami.

"___ milk is a natural laxative. That's something Gilligan never told us" ("Cast Away" line)

• The answer is Coconut.

Where L.A. and San Diego are, casually

• The answer is SoCal.

Utterly hopeless

• The answer is Futile.

Trees with needles

• The answer is Pines.

Like a big roller coaster drop

• The answer is Steep.

Number of "things I hate about you," in a rom-com title

• The answer is Ten.

If you're looking for more puzzles, Mashable's got games now! Check out our games hub for Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more.

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Not the day you're after? Here's the solution to the latest Mini Crossword.

You may think of programming as typing code into an interpreter, text editor, or IDE. Enter Jupyter, a radically different way of programming that freely mixes text, code, and graphics into interactive documents. It's powerful but also easy to use.

UPDATE: Jan. 24, 2025, 3:30 p.m. EST Shortly after taking office this week, President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing the Department of Justice to delay enforcing a TikTok ban for 75 days. The order doesn't mean TikTok is saved in the U.S. — far from it. It does, however, give time for ByteDance — TikTok's parent company — to reconsider a sale or for Trump to land on a resolution he feels is fit.

SEE ALSO: Trump delays TikTok ban for 75 days

What do you do when your dream is yanked out from under you? And, to make matters worse, the hand doing the yanking belongs to the colossal, omnipotent entity that is the U.S. government?

This could be the reality for the TikTok creators who’ve built entire careers on the app — a platform that has transformed what it means to be an influencer. For many, being a social media star is, in fact, a dream job — 57 percent of Gen Z say they want to be influencers.

But now, that dream, for some, is at risk of being abruptly snatched away. TikTok is facing a deadline of Jan. 19 — this Sunday — when it could be banned in the U.S. over concerns about its Chinese ownership. The U.S. Supreme Court recently upheld a federal law that would effectively ban the app unless TikTok divests from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. This ruling means the ban could take effect as soon as this weekend if TikTok doesn’t meet the government’s demands.

While reports suggest President Joe Biden is unlikely to enforce the law before leaving office, leaving the decision to President-elect Donald Trump, the situation is rapidly developing.

Folks in Trump’s orbit have already expressed opposition to the ban, indicating the administration could at least stall the ban process. But that still leaves content creators who’ve built followings – and income streams – on the app preparing as best they can for what’s next.

For creators like Brandon Edelman, known to hundreds of thousands on the app as the chaotic and entertaining Bran Flakezz, the looming deadline feels like an existential threat. What if everything they’ve built disappears in a flash?

"This ban is so irresponsible and reckless," Edelman told Mashable, emphasizing the countless people who rely on the app for their livelihoods.

"If this app is banned, I'll use it every single minute I have until it goes away,” Edelman said. "I’m living in delusion, I guess. I won’t stress about it until I open the app, and it won't open."

The reactions from creators are as varied as the content they produce: some are frantic, others are unfazed, but all are left navigating a sea of uncertainty. Scroll through TikTok, and you’ll see creators urging followers to find them elsewhere, emotional farewells, and some who are practically indifferent to the possibility of the app's demise in the U.S.

"There’s a range," said Michael Berkowitz, co-founder of the Greenlight Group, a talent agency representing digital creators. "Some creators are extremely concerned and in a bit of a panic. Others? Not concerned at all. They don’t think the ban is actually going to happen."

TikTok changed everything. But what if it disappears?

Here’s the bottom line: nobody knows if the ban will happen, and even if it does, it’s unclear what kind of impact it will have.

"I don’t think we’ll see a full ban — where TikTok just vanishes from the face of the Earth — being a reality," Doug Landers, co-founder of Greenlight Group, told Mashable.

Some reports have suggested that TikTok was preparing for a radical and unprecedented step: a full-scale shutdown in the U.S. This would block access entirely, with users attempting to open the app being met by a pop-up redirecting them to a website with details about the ban. The move would effectively lock users out of the platform, marking a dramatic escalation in the app's ongoing battle for survival.

In a less extreme scenario that had long been expected, TikTok could simply be removed from app stores. While current users would still have access, the app would likely begin to degrade over time due to a lack of updates and maintenance.

But now it appears the decision could be in Trump's hands, which might mean TikTok sticks around. Alternatively, TikTok could also be sold to someone like... well, Elon Musk, and keep running in the U.S. (Mashable reached out TikTok for comment and did not receive a response.)

Even with all the "what-ifs," the threat of TikTok’s disappearance feels very real to creators. Users are already flocking to other platforms, and creators are scrambling to direct their followers elsewhere. For creators, the looming shutdown represents another crisis in an industry defined by its volatility.

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Take Jordan Howlett, for example. You probably know him as @jordan_the_stallion8 — he’s the guy who went from chasing his pro baseball dreams to amassing nearly 14 million followers on TikTok. If you’ve scrolled your For You Page lately, you’ve likely seen him leaning into the camera and telling you to "come here" as he explains the latest viral moment.

"There was never a moment where I was like, 'Oh, I can do this for a living' because I come from a very traditional background where a 9-to-5 job was what stability truly meant," Howlett told Mashable.

But TikTok turned that notion on its head. "It has allowed me to wake up daily and figure out [how I can] express some kind of creativity," he said. The platform has given him a space to set goals and pursue them. "If I have a goal, I can try to achieve it."

For Howlett, that's meant collaborating with the likes of Kevin Hart, Donald Glover, Halle Berry, and Method Man — all thanks to his decision in 2020 to post up to eight videos a day as a creative outlet.

Or there’s Rebecca West-Remmey, half of the married duo behind Devour Power, a channel chronicling viral food mostly in the NYC era. For her and her husband, Greg Remmey, TikTok arrived long after they'd already built large followings on platforms like Instagram and YouTube.

Back in 2012, when "food porn" became a cultural catchphrase, they started posting mouthwatering videos of crispy, greasy, often over-the-top meals that made you hungry just watching them. After quitting their day jobs a decade ago, they became full-time creators, with TikTok becoming an increasingly important part of their income.

"It is a big platform for us, I'm not gonna lie," West-Remmey told Mashable. Since joining the platform in 2018, their account has amassed more than 4 million followers.

But even as TikTok’s rise has been meteoric for creators like her, the prospect of it disappearing doesn’t feel like the end of the world. In the world of digital media, nothing is certain. “Social media is the Wild West,” West-Remmey said. "You do not know what's going to happen. I don't know if Instagram is going to shut down tomorrow. There is a lot of uncertainty."

Instagram, YouTube, RedNote: Time to diversify

As the clock ticks down, creators are scrambling to take action. The basic steps are the same across the board: download your videos, alert followers where to find you next, and diversify your presence as much as possible.

But the situation looks different for everyone. For Devour Power, TikTok's possible disappearance won’t upend their entire business. A big chunk of their revenue comes from their media arm, which manages social media for dozens of restaurants. If TikTok vanishes, it simply means a change in strategy, not a collapse.

"Our restaurants are a little bit worried about TikTok being banned," West-Remmey said. "Our thought behind that is, if it is [banned], there are so many other directions that we can take that second platform space."

Other social media platforms, such as Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, Facebook, and even RedNote — a Chinese app gaining international traction just days before the proposed ban — offer alternatives. With the advantage of time and significant effort, Devour Power has successfully expanded its presence across multiple platforms.

The outlook is more uncertain for smaller creators or those who built their following on TikTok. Take Avery-Claire Nugent, for example. With roughly 80k followers, Nugent took off by posting about girls who "cluster" tiny, precious objects in their homes.

Still juggling her full-time fashion job in New York City, she's already shifted part of her following to the Girls Who Cluster Instagram page, which functions as the brand's HQ, and recently launched a YouTube channel where she shares vlog-style videos about her day-to-day life.

SEE ALSO: TikTok ban countdown: See the latest updates as time runs short

But for Nugent, the ban presents a potential opportunity to step back and reassess.

"I'm going to take some time to touch some grass for a little bit, to really, you know, chill out," she told Mashable. "And then we'll see how the strategy goes for the rest of social media."

For now, TikTok is a valuable financial supplement to her 9-to-5 e-commerce gig, even if she'd one day love to go full-time with social media and Girls Who Cluster.

However, the landscape looks drastically different for creators like Edelman. He left his corporate job two years ago, and in the first summer after quitting, he earned double his previous annual salary.

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Edelman quickly gained a following on TikTok because of his comedic content about Philly nightlife. He still cracks jokes about life in the city, but his range has expanded to include mental health, friendship, and, of course, the Eagles. For him, TikTok’s potential disappearance feels deeply personal.

"It's devastating," he said. "The amount of people who have found a voice and been able to tell their stories and have their lives changed...like myself, a 24-year-old gay guy from Philadelphia who was making $41,000 a year. My whole life transformed through this app."

Edelman isn’t overly concerned about his long-term future. He can pivot to Instagram, YouTube, his podcast, or whatever comes next. But losing TikTok would still be a major financial blow in the short term. Between TikTok's Creator Fund and brand partnerships, he estimates that TikTok accounts for about a third of his income — hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. Creators who rely on TikTok Shop or affiliate links would be hit even harder.

But the real question looms larger: What happens to the smaller creators, the ones still building their careers on TikTok? Or to the behind-the-scenes teams — accountants, assistants, videographers — who depend on social media's booming ecosystem to make a living?

While the impact on creators could be severe, advertising dollars would likely shift to other platforms if TikTok were banned.

"Influencer marketing is not going away, and marketing dollars are not going to stop flowing into the creator economy," Berkowitz said. "But if TikTok is banned, they'll certainly shift that spend to other platforms. Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat will probably benefit the most."

Even so, an immediate and negative financial impact would be felt by creators and small businesses if TikTok were to disappear. In December, TikTok argued in court filings that small businesses and creators could lose as much as $1.3 billion in revenue and earnings within a single month. A company spokesperson further revealed that, as of November 2024, over 7 million U.S. accounts were using TikTok for business purposes.

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Berkowitz noted that Greenlight has been adding clauses to brand deals to allow advertisers to redirect their content to other platforms should TikTok vanish. They’ve worked closely with their clients — including creators like Howlett — to identify the platforms that will work best for their content.

The founders of Greenlight see TikTok’s rise as the dawn of a new kind of influencer: one that’s more relatable and more personal. That parasocial bond won’t disappear overnight.

"The creators who have a tight-knit community will be able to more successfully transition their followers onto other platforms," Berkowitz said.

So... What now?

In short, the clock could be ticking on the clock app, even if it may have just gotten an extension. To paraphrase a modern digital philosopher, no one is planning to log off. 

"If TikTok goes away, the passion I [feel] from doing those things — that doesn't go away," Howlett told Mashable. "I'm going to keep going until it's either not fun anymore or I found a different way to express [myself]... If TikTok is gone, it's not going to stop me [from] wanting to make videos."

When you're as big as Howlett — he's got 12 million followers on Instagram and 4 million on YouTube — the audience and income will likely follow. But what replaces TikTok? That's anyone’s guess. And in the world of viral content, it might not be just one app that takes its place. Things move fast.

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For West-Remmey, the rise and fall of platforms is a game they’re used to. In fact, after years of being an afterthought, Snapchat is now a major part of their strategy again.

"You can't have all your eggs in one basket," she said. "It's a lot of work to manage multiple platforms. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying it's easy."

For creators who thrive on TikTok’s creative freedom, the idea of it disappearing is a hard pill to swallow. Nugent, whose "Girls Who Cluster" trend gained a devoted following on the app, will mourn the community TikTok cultivated.

"What I will miss the most is the people on TikTok," Nugent said. "Those are my OG girls; those are my girls who have given me everything I have today, all these opportunities."

Those girls, that community, landed Nugent in the pages of major magazines. It’s a bond that, for many creators, feels impossible to replace.

But this is the social media game. If your job is online, you’ve learned to pivot. Remember Vine? Remember Tumblr at its peak? Hell, remember Twitter? Ban or no ban, TikTok creators are already considering their next steps. For someone like Edelman, despite some jokes to the contrary, he's not planning on letting the doors that TikTok have opened close once again.

"I can support my parents now, who are retired. I can buy them a new oven next month because they won't buy it for themselves," he said. "I can take my mom and get her sneakers when her fucking big toe is hanging out the front because my parents are poor, for lack of a better word. I've been able to change their lives."

TikTok might soon be gone — but the void it leaves behind might be an opportunity for creators to shape the next big thing.

Are you going through a phase where you feel like you'll never enjoy gaming ever again? I’ve been through this a few times myself, and I've always pulled myself back from the brink. You can, too, with these tips.

Headphones on a podcast panel might look odd at first glance—especially when everyone is just a few feet apart. But there’s a good reason (in fact, several) behind it.

EA is busy putting the final nail in the coffin of Origin, its longstanding game launcher for Windows. Here's what you'll need to use going forward to access your library of EA games and the EA Play subscription service.

There’s nothing more frustrating than running out battery power when you need it most. Optimizing your laptop battery usage doesn’t have to be tricky. Use these six battery-saving tweaks to boost the duration of your laptop battery significantly and immediately!

The Keychron Lemokey L4 is a keyboard with an identity crisis. It lacks the features gamers expect out of a Lemokey gaming product. It also attempts to address issues common to Keychron keyboards. These missteps are unfortunate as it’s otherwise quite a beaut.

An uncrewed spacecraft just snapped an iconic portrait of the blue marble from space. 

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander, a private spacecraft hired by NASA to take experiments to the moon, is flying laps around Earth right now as it gears up for its first attempt at a lunar touchdown. 

Blue Ghost captured the Earth image, shown below, during its second engine burn — the first that must be successfully achieved in order to get to the moon, some 239,000 miles away. The spacecraft will fly two more weeks around the planet before its Trans Lunar Injection, the maneuver that will put it on a moon-bound trajectory. 

When flight controllers fired the engines for the first time in space days before, it was emotional for the small team of engineers who worked on it, said Ryan Cole, the engine manager, during a video update on the mission. 

"The moment that we completed the maneuver was really special for everybody. I don't think anybody quite believed what they were looking at for the first few seconds," he said. "Everything looks healthy right now."

SEE ALSO: Watch SpaceX exquisitely set free a pair of moon landers in space Firefly Aerospace, a company contracted by NASA to fly to the moon, grabbed a priceless snapshot of Earth while its Blue Ghost spacecraft orbited the planet. Credit: Firefly Aerospace

Blue Ghost, originally scheduled to lift off in late 2024, is the first NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services mission of the year. The program has invested $2.6 billion in contracts with vendors from the private sector to help deliver instruments to the moon and send back crucial data. 

The lander was one of two spacecraft headed to the moon on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Jan. 15. Japan's ispace Resilience lander, the company's second stab at getting to the moon after a failed attempt in 2023, was sharing the ride. Both spacecraft separated from the rocket later that day after liftoff. 

The Firefly spacecraft is carrying 10 experiments for the space agency. NASA wants to see a regular cadence of moon missions to prepare for astronaut-led Artemis expeditions in 2027 or later.

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Landing on the moon remains onerous. The moon's exosphere provides virtually no drag to slow a spacecraft down as it approaches the ground. Furthermore, there are no GPS systems on the moon to help guide a craft to its landing spot.

Once Blue Ghost embarks on its moon-bound trajectory, it will take four days for it to arrive at the moon. The spacecraft will spend 16 days in lunar orbit before descending to the lunar surface. It's targeting a landing on March 2.

The car-sized Curiosity rover has spotted evidence of once quite hospitable environs on Mars.

As shown in the imagery below, the NASA robot investigated dried-up lake beds and captured views of ripple formations on their ancient shorelines. Like on Earth, these ripples were almost certainly formed by small waves on open-air (not ice-covered) lakes, planetary scientists say. It provides evidence that Mars was warm, wet, and habitable at a time some research suggests the planet started cooling and transforming into an extremely dry and frigid desert.

These ripples formed some 3.7 billion years ago. (For reference, the earliest known fossils on Earth formed some 3.5 billion years ago.)

"Extending the length of time that liquid water was present extends the possibilities for microbial habitability later into Mars's history," Claire Mondro, a Caltech postdoc who researches the planet's past and led the new study, said in a statement. The research was recently published in the peer-reviewed journal Science Advances.

SEE ALSO: NASA scientist viewed first Voyager images. What he saw gave him chills.

Mars today is 1,000 times drier than the driest desert on Earth. Though no evidence of primitive Martian life has yet been found, it's grown clear that the planet hosted watery environs conducive for such microbes to potentially form. In this case, the evidence of shoreline rippling underscores that these shallow lakes — at least some 200 to 500 meters (650 to 1640 feet) across — were open-air bodies of water, meaning they weren't blanketed in ice cover, as we see on winter lakes or ponds on Earth. This points to hospitable environs.

"The shape of the ripples could only have been formed under water that was open to the atmosphere and acted upon by wind," Mondro explained.

The views below show these ancient ripples, formed in ancient soil and now preserved as Martian rock. They're small, each at some six millimeters (about a quarter inch) high.

Preserved ripples on Mars' surface. Credit: Mondro et al. Science Advances, January 2025 More ripples observed by NASA's Curiosity rover. Credit: Mondro et al. Science Advances, January 2025

Though Mars once harbored bounties of water, the Red Planet gradually lost its insulating atmosphere, in part to effects of solar radiation and a weakened magnetic field. Ultimately Mars' once thick atmosphere diminished, and bounties of water escaped. Without this insulating blanket, the planet dried out.

Yet for millions of years, Mars at least had the opportunity for life to flourish in lakes, or the moist clays of river deltas. NASA hopes to robotically return pristine Mars rock samples home in the 2030s; the space agency thinks they could potentially show evidence of past surface life.

But even if Martian life never dwelled on the surface, it's possible that life thrived, or even thrives, deep beneath the ground, shielded from the extremes of the callous desert and pummeling radiation.

TL;DR: Live stream Milwaukee Bucks vs. LA Clippers in the NBA with FuboTV, Sling TV, or YouTube TV.

The Milwaukee Bucks head to Intuit Dome to face the LA Clippers in a non-conference matchup. The Bucks are 25-17, which puts them in fourth place in the Eastern Conference. The Clippers are 24-19, which puts them in sixth place in the Western Conference.

The Bucks have won five consecutive games. That run includes a game against the New Orleans Pelicans that was postponed. The Clippers have won three of their last five games, but are coming off back-to-back losses to the Boston Celtics and Chicago Bulls.

When is Milwaukee Bucks vs. LA Clippers?

Milwaukee Bucks vs. LA Clippers in the NBA starts at 10:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 25. This game takes place at Intuit Dome in Inglewood.

How to watch Milwaukee Bucks vs. LA Clippers

You need to choose a streaming service to watch the NBA without cable or satellite TV. We've found some of the best streaming services to consider for the Bucks vs. Clippers basketball game.

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How to watch Bucks vs. Clippers from anywhere in the world

If you're traveling outside of the U.S. during this game, you might need to use a VPN to unblock this live stream. VPNs can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server, meaning you can unblock live streams of the NBA from anywhere in the world.

Live stream Milwaukee Bucks vs. LA Clippers for free by following these simple steps:

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The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but leading VPNs do tend to offer free-trial periods or money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can gain access to live streams of the NBA without actually spending anything. This obviously isn't a long-term solution, but it does give you enough time to live stream Milwaukee Bucks vs. LA Clippers before recovering your investment.

What is the best VPN for the NBA?

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TL;DR: Live stream Washington Wizards vs. Phoenix Suns in the NBA with FuboTV, Sling TV, or YouTube TV.

The Washington Wizards head to Footprint Center to face the Phoenix Suns in a non-conference matchup. The Wizards are 6-36, which puts them in last place in the Eastern Conference. The Suns are 22-21, which puts them in 10th place in the Western Conference.

The Wizards have lost 11 consecutive games. The last time the team won a game was against the Chicago Bulls on Jan. 1. The Suns have won three of their last five games, and are coming off a win over the Brooklyn Nets.

When is Washington Wizards vs. Phoenix Suns?

Washington Wizards vs. Phoenix Suns in the NBA starts at 9 p.m. ET on Jan. 25. This game takes place at Footprint Center in Phoenix.

How to watch Washington Wizards vs. Phoenix Suns

You need to choose a streaming service to watch the NBA without cable or satellite TV. We've found some of the best streaming services to consider for the Wizards vs. Suns basketball game.

Best for single game: FuboTV Opens in a new window Credit: Fubo TV FuboTV Pro Plan Get Deal

FuboTV offers you more than 250 channels of live TV and the option to watch on 10 screens at once. You can try FuboTV with a seven-day free trial period. 

FuboTV’s sports channel offerings include ABC, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, CBS, CBS Sports Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, FOX, FS1, FS2, Golf Network, Marquee Sports Network, Monumental Sports, NBC, NFL Network, and SEC Network. 

Most live sports: YouTube TV Opens in a new window Credit: YouTube TV YouTube TV $49.99/month for your first two months (save $46) Get Deal

YouTube TV's base plan is $49.99 per month for two months for new subscribers ($72.99 per month regularly). The base plan includes over 100 live TV channels, including ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN, Fox Sports 1, and NBA TV.

Most affordable: Sling TV Opens in a new window Credit: Sling TV Sling Orange Plan Get Deal

Sling TV suggests the streamer's Orange Plan for the game, which costs $20 for the first month and $40 monthly after that.

Sling TV’s sports channels feature ABC, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNews, ESPNU, FOX, FS1, FS2, NBA TV, NBC, NFL Network, and SEC Network.

How to watch Wizards vs. Suns from anywhere in the world

If you're traveling outside of the U.S. during this game, you might need to use a VPN to unblock this live stream. VPNs can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server, meaning you can unblock live streams of the NBA from anywhere in the world.

Live stream Washington Wizards vs. Phoenix Suns for free by following these simple steps:

1. Subscribe to a streaming-friendly VPN (like ExpressVPN)

2. Download the app to your device of choice (the best VPNs have apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, and more)

3. Open up the app and connect to a server in the U.S.

4. Sign in to your favorite streaming app

Opens in a new window Credit: ExpressVPN ExpressVPN (1-Year Subscription + 3 Months Free) $99.95 only at ExpressVPN (with money-back guarantee) Get Deal

The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but leading VPNs do tend to offer free-trial periods or money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can gain access to live streams of the NBA without actually spending anything. This obviously isn't a long-term solution, but it does give you enough time to live stream Washington Wizards vs. Phoenix Suns before recovering your investment.

What is the best VPN for the NBA?

ExpressVPN is the best choice for bypassing geo-restrictions to stream live sport, for a number of reasons:

• Servers in 105 countries

• Easy-to-use app available on all major devices including iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, and more

• Strict no-logging policy so your data is secure

• Fast connection speeds free from throttling

• Up to eight simultaneous connections

• 30-day money-back guarantee

A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $99.95 and includes an extra three months for free — 49% off for a limited time. This plan includes a year of free unlimited cloud backup and a generous 30-day money-back guarantee.

Live stream Washington Wizards vs. Phoenix Suns in the NBA with ExpressVPN.

TL;DR: Live stream Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors in the NBA with FuboTV, Sling TV, or YouTube TV.

The Los Angeles Lakers head to Chase Center to face the Golden State Warriors in a Western Conference matchup. The Lakers are 23-18, which puts them in fifth place. The Warriors are 21-22, which puts them in 11th place.

The Lakers have won three of their last five games, and are coming off a win over the Washington Wizards. The Warriors have lost three of their last five games, and are coming off back-to-back losses to the Sacramento Kings and Boston Celtics.

When is Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors?

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors in the NBA starts at 8:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 25. This game takes place at Chase Center in San Francisco.

This game will air on ABC/ESPN+.

How to watch Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors

You need to choose a streaming service to watch the NBA without cable or satellite TV. We've found some of the best streaming services to consider for the Lakers vs. Warriors basketball game.

Best for single game: FuboTV Opens in a new window Credit: Fubo TV FuboTV Pro Plan Get Deal

FuboTV offers you more than 250 channels of live TV and the option to watch on 10 screens at once. You can try FuboTV with a seven-day free trial period. 

FuboTV’s sports channel offerings include ABC, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, CBS, CBS Sports Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, FOX, FS1, FS2, Golf Network, Marquee Sports Network, Monumental Sports, NBC, NFL Network, and SEC Network. 

Most live sports: YouTube TV Opens in a new window Credit: YouTube TV YouTube TV $49.99/month for your first two months (save $46) Get Deal

YouTube TV's base plan is $49.99 per month for two months for new subscribers ($72.99 per month regularly). The base plan includes over 100 live TV channels, including ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN, Fox Sports 1, and NBA TV.

Most affordable: Sling TV Opens in a new window Credit: Sling TV Sling Orange Plan Get Deal

Sling TV suggests the streamer's Orange Plan for the game, which costs $20 for the first month and $40 monthly after that.

Sling TV’s sports channels feature ABC, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNews, ESPNU, FOX, FS1, FS2, NBA TV, NBC, NFL Network, and SEC Network.

How to watch Lakers vs. Warriors from anywhere in the world

If you're traveling outside of the U.S. during this game, you might need to use a VPN to unblock this live stream. VPNs can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server, meaning you can unblock live streams of the NBA from anywhere in the world.

Live stream Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors for free by following these simple steps:

1. Subscribe to a streaming-friendly VPN (like ExpressVPN)

2. Download the app to your device of choice (the best VPNs have apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, and more)

3. Open up the app and connect to a server in the U.S.

4. Sign in to your favorite streaming app

Opens in a new window Credit: ExpressVPN ExpressVPN (1-Year Subscription + 3 Months Free) $99.95 only at ExpressVPN (with money-back guarantee) Get Deal

The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but leading VPNs do tend to offer free-trial periods or money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can gain access to live streams of the NBA without actually spending anything. This obviously isn't a long-term solution, but it does give you enough time to live stream Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors before recovering your investment.

What is the best VPN for the NBA?

ExpressVPN is the best choice for bypassing geo-restrictions to stream live sport, for a number of reasons:

• Servers in 105 countries

• Easy-to-use app available on all major devices including iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, and more

• Strict no-logging policy so your data is secure

• Fast connection speeds free from throttling

• Up to eight simultaneous connections

• 30-day money-back guarantee

A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $99.95 and includes an extra three months for free — 49% off for a limited time. This plan includes a year of free unlimited cloud backup and a generous 30-day money-back guarantee.

Live stream Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors in the NBA with ExpressVPN.

TL;DR: Live stream Philadelphia 76ers vs. Chicago Bulls in the NBA with FuboTV, Sling TV, or YouTube TV.

The Philadelphia 76ers head to United Center to face the Chicago Bulls in an Eastern Conference matchup. The Sixers are 15-27, which puts them in 11th place. The Bulls are 19-25, which puts them in 12th place.

The Sixers have lost eight consecutive games. The Bulls have lost four of their last five games, but are coming off a win over the LA Clippers.

When is Philadelphia 76ers vs. Chicago Bulls?

Philadelphia 76ers vs. Chicago Bulls in the NBA starts at 8 p.m. ET on Jan. 25. This game takes place at United Center in Chicago.

How to watch Philadelphia 76ers vs. Chicago Bulls

You need to choose a streaming service to watch the NBA without cable or satellite TV. We've found some of the best streaming services to consider for the Sixers vs. Bulls basketball game.

Best for single game: FuboTV Opens in a new window Credit: Fubo TV FuboTV Pro Plan Get Deal

FuboTV offers you more than 250 channels of live TV and the option to watch on 10 screens at once. You can try FuboTV with a seven-day free trial period. 

FuboTV’s sports channel offerings include ABC, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, CBS, CBS Sports Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, FOX, FS1, FS2, Golf Network, Marquee Sports Network, Monumental Sports, NBC, NFL Network, and SEC Network. 

Most live sports: YouTube TV Opens in a new window Credit: YouTube TV YouTube TV $49.99/month for your first two months (save $46) Get Deal

YouTube TV's base plan is $49.99 per month for two months for new subscribers ($72.99 per month regularly). The base plan includes over 100 live TV channels, including ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN, Fox Sports 1, and NBA TV.

Most affordable: Sling TV Opens in a new window Credit: Sling TV Sling Orange Plan Get Deal

Sling TV suggests the streamer's Orange Plan for the game, which costs $20 for the first month and $40 monthly after that.

Sling TV’s sports channels feature ABC, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNews, ESPNU, FOX, FS1, FS2, NBA TV, NBC, NFL Network, and SEC Network.

How to watch Sixers vs. Bulls from anywhere in the world

If you're traveling outside of the U.S. during this game, you might need to use a VPN to unblock this live stream. VPNs can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server, meaning you can unblock live streams of the NBA from anywhere in the world.

Live stream Philadelphia 76ers vs. Chicago Bulls for free by following these simple steps:

1. Subscribe to a streaming-friendly VPN (like ExpressVPN)

2. Download the app to your device of choice (the best VPNs have apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, and more)

3. Open up the app and connect to a server in the U.S.

4. Sign in to your favorite streaming app

Opens in a new window Credit: ExpressVPN ExpressVPN (1-Year Subscription + 3 Months Free) $99.95 only at ExpressVPN (with money-back guarantee) Get Deal

The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but leading VPNs do tend to offer free-trial periods or money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can gain access to live streams of the NBA without actually spending anything. This obviously isn't a long-term solution, but it does give you enough time to live stream Philadelphia 76ers vs. Chicago Bulls before recovering your investment.

What is the best VPN for the NBA?

ExpressVPN is the best choice for bypassing geo-restrictions to stream live sport, for a number of reasons:

• Servers in 105 countries

• Easy-to-use app available on all major devices including iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, and more

• Strict no-logging policy so your data is secure

• Fast connection speeds free from throttling

• Up to eight simultaneous connections

• 30-day money-back guarantee

A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $99.95 and includes an extra three months for free — 49% off for a limited time. This plan includes a year of free unlimited cloud backup and a generous 30-day money-back guarantee.

Live stream Philadelphia 76ers vs. Chicago Bulls in the NBA with ExpressVPN.

TL;DR: Live stream Sacramento Kings vs. New York Knicks in the NBA with FuboTV, Sling TV, or YouTube TV.

The Sacramento Kings head to Madison Square Garden to face the New York Knicks in a non-conference matchup. The Kings are 23-20, which puts them in seventh place in the Western Conference. The Knicks are 29-16, which puts them in third place in the Eastern Conference.

The Kings have won four of their last five games, and are coming off three consecutive wins over the Golden State Warriors, Washington Wizards, and Houston Rockets. The Knicks have won three of their last five games, and are coming off back-to-back wins over the Brooklyn Nets and Atlanta Hawks.

When is Sacramento Kings vs. New York Knicks?

Sacramento Kings vs. New York Knicks in the NBA starts at 7:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 25. This game takes place at Madison Square Garden in New York.

How to watch Sacramento Kings vs. New York Knicks

You need to choose a streaming service to watch the NBA without cable or satellite TV. We've found some of the best streaming services to consider for the Kings vs. Knicks basketball game.

Best for single game: FuboTV Opens in a new window Credit: Fubo TV FuboTV Pro Plan Get Deal

FuboTV offers you more than 250 channels of live TV and the option to watch on 10 screens at once. You can try FuboTV with a seven-day free trial period. 

FuboTV’s sports channel offerings include ABC, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, CBS, CBS Sports Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, FOX, FS1, FS2, Golf Network, Marquee Sports Network, Monumental Sports, NBC, NFL Network, and SEC Network. 

Most live sports: YouTube TV Opens in a new window Credit: YouTube TV YouTube TV $49.99/month for your first two months (save $46) Get Deal

YouTube TV's base plan is $49.99 per month for two months for new subscribers ($72.99 per month regularly). The base plan includes over 100 live TV channels, including ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN, Fox Sports 1, and NBA TV.

Most affordable: Sling TV Opens in a new window Credit: Sling TV Sling Orange Plan Get Deal

Sling TV suggests the streamer's Orange Plan for the game, which costs $20 for the first month and $40 monthly after that.

Sling TV’s sports channels feature ABC, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNews, ESPNU, FOX, FS1, FS2, NBA TV, NBC, NFL Network, and SEC Network.

How to watch Kings vs. Knicks from anywhere in the world

If you're traveling outside of the U.S. during this game, you might need to use a VPN to unblock this live stream. VPNs can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server, meaning you can unblock live streams of the NBA from anywhere in the world.

Live stream Sacramento Kings vs. New York Knicks for free by following these simple steps:

1. Subscribe to a streaming-friendly VPN (like ExpressVPN)

2. Download the app to your device of choice (the best VPNs have apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, and more)

3. Open up the app and connect to a server in the U.S.

4. Sign in to your favorite streaming app

Opens in a new window Credit: ExpressVPN ExpressVPN (1-Year Subscription + 3 Months Free) $99.95 only at ExpressVPN (with money-back guarantee) Get Deal

The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but leading VPNs do tend to offer free-trial periods or money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can gain access to live streams of the NBA without actually spending anything. This obviously isn't a long-term solution, but it does give you enough time to live stream Sacramento Kings vs. New York Knicks before recovering your investment.

What is the best VPN for the NBA?

ExpressVPN is the best choice for bypassing geo-restrictions to stream live sport, for a number of reasons:

• Servers in 105 countries

• Easy-to-use app available on all major devices including iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, and more

• Strict no-logging policy so your data is secure

• Fast connection speeds free from throttling

• Up to eight simultaneous connections

• 30-day money-back guarantee

A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $99.95 and includes an extra three months for free — 49% off for a limited time. This plan includes a year of free unlimited cloud backup and a generous 30-day money-back guarantee.

Live stream Sacramento Kings vs. New York Knicks in the NBA with ExpressVPN.

TL;DR: Live stream Miami Heat vs. Brooklyn Nets in the NBA with FuboTV, Sling TV, or YouTube TV.

The Miami Heat head to Barclays Center to face the Brooklyn Nets in an Eastern Conference matchup. The Heat are 21-21, which puts them in ninth place. The Nets are 14-31, which puts them in 12th place.

The Heat have lost four of their last five games, and are coming off a loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. The Nets have lost five consecutive games.

When is Miami Heat vs. Brooklyn Nets?

Miami Heat vs. Brooklyn Nets in the NBA starts at 6 p.m. ET on Jan. 25. This game takes place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

How to watch Boston Celtics vs. Dallas Mavericks

You need to choose a streaming service to watch the NBA without cable or satellite TV. We've found some of the best streaming services to consider for the Celtics vs. Mavs basketball game.

Best for single game: FuboTV Opens in a new window Credit: Fubo TV FuboTV Pro Plan Get Deal

FuboTV offers you more than 250 channels of live TV and the option to watch on 10 screens at once. You can try FuboTV with a seven-day free trial period. 

FuboTV’s sports channel offerings include ABC, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, CBS, CBS Sports Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, FOX, FS1, FS2, Golf Network, Marquee Sports Network, Monumental Sports, NBC, NFL Network, and SEC Network. 

Most live sports: YouTube TV Opens in a new window Credit: YouTube TV YouTube TV $49.99/month for your first two months (save $46) Get Deal

YouTube TV's base plan is $49.99 per month for two months for new subscribers ($72.99 per month regularly). The base plan includes over 100 live TV channels, including ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN, Fox Sports 1, and NBA TV.

Most affordable: Sling TV Opens in a new window Credit: Sling TV Sling Orange Plan Get Deal

Sling TV suggests the streamer's Orange Plan for the game, which costs $20 for the first month and $40 monthly after that.

Sling TV’s sports channels feature ABC, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNews, ESPNU, FOX, FS1, FS2, NBA TV, NBC, NFL Network, and SEC Network.

How to watch Heat vs. Nets from anywhere in the world

If you're traveling outside of the U.S. during this game, you might need to use a VPN to unblock this live stream. VPNs can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server, meaning you can unblock live streams of the NBA from anywhere in the world.

Live stream Miami Heat vs. Brooklyn Nets for free by following these simple steps:

1. Subscribe to a streaming-friendly VPN (like ExpressVPN)

2. Download the app to your device of choice (the best VPNs have apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, and more)

3. Open up the app and connect to a server in the U.S.

4. Sign in to your favorite streaming app

Opens in a new window Credit: ExpressVPN ExpressVPN (1-Year Subscription + 3 Months Free) $99.95 only at ExpressVPN (with money-back guarantee) Get Deal

The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but leading VPNs do tend to offer free-trial periods or money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can gain access to live streams of the NBA without actually spending anything. This obviously isn't a long-term solution, but it does give you enough time to live stream Miami Heat vs. Brooklyn Nets before recovering your investment.

What is the best VPN for the NBA?

ExpressVPN is the best choice for bypassing geo-restrictions to stream live sport, for a number of reasons:

• Servers in 105 countries

• Easy-to-use app available on all major devices including iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, and more

• Strict no-logging policy so your data is secure

• Fast connection speeds free from throttling

• Up to eight simultaneous connections

• 30-day money-back guarantee

A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $99.95 and includes an extra three months for free — 49% off for a limited time. This plan includes a year of free unlimited cloud backup and a generous 30-day money-back guarantee.

Live stream Miami Heat vs. Brooklyn Nets in the NBA with ExpressVPN.

TL;DR: Live stream Boston Celtics vs. Dallas Mavericks in the NBA with FuboTV, Sling TV, or YouTube TV.

The Boston Celtics head to American Airlines Center to face the Dallas Mavericks in a non-conference matchup. The Celtics are 31-13, which puts them in second place in the Eastern Conference. The Mavs are 23-21, which puts them in ninth place in the Western Conference.

The Celtics have won three of their last five games, and are coming off back-to-back wins over the LA Clippers and Golden State Warriors. The Mavs have lost four of their last five games, and are coming off back-to-back losses to the Minnesota Timberwolves and Charlotte Hornets.

When is Boston Celtics vs. Dallas Mavericks?

Boston Celtics vs. Dallas Mavericks in the NBA starts at 5:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 25. This game takes place at American Airlines Center in Dallas.

This game will air on ABC/ESPN+.

How to watch Boston Celtics vs. Dallas Mavericks

You need to choose a streaming service to watch the NBA without cable or satellite TV. We've found some of the best streaming services to consider for the Celtics vs. Mavs basketball game.

Best for single game: FuboTV Opens in a new window Credit: Fubo TV FuboTV Pro plan Get Deal

FuboTV offers you more than 250 channels of live TV and the option to watch on 10 screens at once. You can try FuboTV with a seven-day free trial period. 

FuboTV’s sports channel offerings include ABC, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, CBS, CBS Sports Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, FOX, FS1, FS2, Golf Network, Marquee Sports Network, Monumental Sports, NBC, NFL Network, and SEC Network. 

Most live sports: YouTube TV Opens in a new window Credit: YouTube TV YouTube TV $49.99/month for your first two months (save $46) Get Deal

YouTube TV's base plan is $49.99 per month for two months for new subscribers ($72.99 per month regularly). The base plan includes over 100 live TV channels, including ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN, Fox Sports 1, and NBA TV.

Most affordable: Sling TV Opens in a new window Credit: Sling TV Sling Orange Plan Get Deal

Sling TV suggests the streamer's Orange Plan for the game, which costs $20 for the first month and $40 monthly after that.

Sling TV’s sports channels feature ABC, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNews, ESPNU, FOX, FS1, FS2, NBA TV, NBC, NFL Network, and SEC Network.

How to watch Celtics vs. Mavs from anywhere in the world

If you're traveling outside of the U.S. during this game, you might need to use a VPN to unblock this live stream. VPNs can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server, meaning you can unblock live streams of the NBA from anywhere in the world.

Live stream Boston Celtics vs. Dallas Mavericks for free by following these simple steps:

1. Subscribe to a streaming-friendly VPN (like ExpressVPN)

2. Download the app to your device of choice (the best VPNs have apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, and more)

3. Open up the app and connect to a server in the U.S.

4. Sign in to your favorite streaming app

Opens in a new window Credit: ExpressVPN ExpressVPN (1-Year Subscription + 3 Months Free) $99.95 only at ExpressVPN (with money-back guarantee) Get Deal

The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but leading VPNs do tend to offer free-trial periods or money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can gain access to live streams of the NBA without actually spending anything. This obviously isn't a long-term solution, but it does give you enough time to live stream Boston Celtics vs. Dallas Mavericks before recovering your investment.

What is the best VPN for the NBA?

ExpressVPN is the best choice for bypassing geo-restrictions to stream live sport, for a number of reasons:

• Servers in 105 countries

• Easy-to-use app available on all major devices including iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, and more

• Strict no-logging policy so your data is secure

• Fast connection speeds free from throttling

• Up to eight simultaneous connections

• 30-day money-back guarantee

A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $99.95 and includes an extra three months for free — 49% off for a limited time. This plan includes a year of free unlimited cloud backup and a generous 30-day money-back guarantee.

Live stream Boston Celtics vs. Dallas Mavericks in the NBA with ExpressVPN.