Philadelphia 76ers vs Charlotte Hornets: where to watch live and start time (NBA, Oct 31)By Luís Henrique Costa
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The Philadelphia 76ers visit the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday in a 2026-27 NBA regular-season game, at 6 p.m. ET at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. U.S. viewers can follow the game on five channels and apps: WAXN-TV64, NBA TV, NBC Sports Philadelphia, DAZN and Peacock.
The 76ers are 5-1 and the Hornets are 3-3. Philadelphia arrives on the second night of a back-to-back, after beating the New York Knicks 98-93 on Friday. Tyrese Maxey, LeBron James and Anfernee Simons each scored more than 20 points in that win. Charlotte has lost its two most recent games, 97-89 to Detroit on Oct. 28 and 95-79 to Washington on Oct. 30. The sources checked did not locate the last head-to-head meeting between the two teams.
Where to watch Philadelphia 76ers vs Charlotte Hornets live
The game is available in the United States on the following channels and services.
- WAXN-TV64 (Charlotte): free-to-air TV
- NBA TV: cable TV
- NBC Sports Philadelphia: cable TV
- DAZN: streaming
- Peacock: streaming
Start time and venue for Philadelphia 76ers vs Charlotte Hornets
- Date: Saturday, October 31, 2026
- Start time: 6 p.m. ET
- Venue: Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Competition and phase: NBA 2026-27, regular season
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How the Philadelphia 76ers arrive
Nick Nurse is the head coach of the 76ers. Maxey, James and Simons were the team’s main scorers in the win over the Knicks. The team’s injury report is below.
- Jaylen Brown: left knee, patellar tendinopathy. He is listed as out, with an estimated return of Oct. 31. The sources checked disagree on his status for this game.
- Tacko Fall and Dominick Barlow: out, with an estimated return on Wednesday, Nov. 4.
- Ariel Hukporti: out for the season with an Achilles tendon injury.
How the Charlotte Hornets arrive
Charles Lee is the head coach of the Hornets. Brandon Miller remains the team’s main scorer, with 24.5 points per game over six games, according to a statistics table. After the recent losses, Lee said: “Overall, I think we created some really good looks for ourselves with the pace that we played.”
- Coby White, Kon Knueppel, Grant Williams and Kylan Boswell: out, with an estimated return on Monday, Nov. 2.
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Officiating for Philadelphia 76ers vs Charlotte Hornets
The officiating crew for the game has not been released in the sources checked. The referee, the assistant referees and the VAR official have not been named.
