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Best credit card to use at NBA League Pass.

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NBA League Pass is the league's own direct-to-consumer streaming subscription, giving fans access to live and on-demand out-of-market NBA games outside of national broadcast windows. It's sold directly by the NBA rather than bundled through a traditional cable package, and billed as a recurring subscription much like other streaming services. There's no NBA-branded credit card tied specifically to League Pass, so a card that earns bonus rewards on streaming subscriptions, or a general entertainment-category card, is the best fit for this recurring charge rather than a sports-specific product.

  1. #1
    Chase
    10% on streaming
    Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ purchases
    10%
  2. #2
    American Express
    6% on streaming
    Select U.S. streaming subscriptions
    6%
  3. #3
    Chase Freedom Flexthis quarter
    Chase
    5% on entertainment this quarter (Q3 2026) (up to $1,500/quarter, then 1%). Activation required each quarter.
    Q3 2026: gas stations and EV charging, public transit, select live entertainment, and donations to United Way
    5%
  4. #4
    Chase
    5% on streaming
    Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ purchases
    5%
  5. #5
    Chase
    3x points on streaming
    3.8%3x points
  6. #6
    Comenity Capital Bank
    3% on streaming
    3%
  7. #7
    Capital One
    3% on entertainment
    Also 8% on Capital One Entertainment
    3%
  8. #8
    Capital One
    3% on entertainment
    3%
  9. #9
    Capital One
    3% on entertainment
    3%
  10. #10
    Comenity Capital Bank
    3x points on streaming
    Streaming, cable, and internet subscriptions
    3.0%3x points
  11. #11
    Venmo Credit Cardif it’s your top category
    Synchrony
    3% on entertainment if it's your top eligible spend category that cycle
    Automatically on your highest-spend eligible category each statement period (8 eligible: transportation, travel, groceries, entertainment, dining & nightlife, bills & utilities, health & beauty, gas). Drugstores here represents health & beauty; bills & utilities maps to utilities.
    3%
  12. #12
    Wells Fargo
    3x points on streaming
    3.0%3x points
  13. #13
    Chase
    2x points on streaming
    Select streaming services
    2.4%2x points
  14. #14
    Bank of America
    2x points on streaming
    2.0%2x points
  15. #15
    U.S. Bank
    2x points on streaming
    2.0%2x points
  16. #16
    U.S. Bank
    2x points on streaming
    2.0%2x points
  17. #17
    Robinhood
    3% flat-rate cashback
    3%
  18. #18
    American Express
    2% flat-rate cashback
    2%
  19. #19
    Citi
    2% flat-rate cashback
    1% when you buy, 1% when you pay
    2%
  20. #20
    First Electronic Bank
    2% flat-rate cashback
    Up to 4% with higher crypto balances on Coinbase; requires Coinbase One membership
    2%

Last updated July 9, 2026