No one wants to miss live NBA or College basketball. But what do you do if the only tv is taken because it's family night to watch the latest Law & Order?. Thankfully, there is a solution. If you can get online, chances are, you can watch the big game on your home computer or laptop. There are a couple of sites to visit, that more often than not will have you streaming live basketball games in seconds, so you don't miss a single point. Online streaming of live basketball is one of the most satisfying uses of an internet connection. There's nothing more frustrating than having to constantly refresh you favorite sports site to get updates on the score, or having to watch a twitter feed hoping for someone to post some kind of play-by-play.

There are a few different ways to get your Basketball fix online. Where you are located, and who your ISP is will be the first thing to consider. You will also need a high-speed internet connection. Dial-up will just not allow enough content to be moved to make streaming live basketball games a possibility. Thankfully, once you get it running, you can be watching live from anywhere in the world. On vacation, no problem. Just find a wireless access point, and there you go.

NBA and College basketball can be found online at ESPN 360http://espn.go.com/broadband/espn360/index. ESPN 360 is available to subscribers of specific high-speed internet service providershttp://espn.go.com/broadband/espn360/affList, as well as those accessing the site from an American college campus or military basehttp://espn.go.com/broadband/espn360/faq#4. If you're a subscriber, you're already paying for the service, so you might as well use it. If you have access, you'll need to download the Move Media plug-in. Once you get it going, just hop over to the ESPN 360 site, and see what's on. See the game you want to watch? Just click and away you go. This is the best, and most reliable option.

If you can't access ESPN 360, then Peer-to-Peer networking is the place to for to watch live basketball online if you don't want to pay. There are two places that probably get you what you want. Visit Justin.TVhttp://www.justin.tv/2 or ATDHE.nethttp://www.atdhe.net/index.html3 . Justin TV will require that you search for the sporting event you want. You may also get a number of channels that are static images trying to get you to link to their pay/subscription based sites. So be aware of when somebody is trying to scam you, if you use Justin TV, understand you should never have to leave Justin TV to watch the event.

Where Justin TV is filtered by users, ATDHE.net has events from sites like Justin TV but hand picked by editors who have in advance found the proper feed. Right from their index page, you'll get a list of sporting events taking place that day. If the game is listed, and has started, click on the link to open a new window with your game broadcast live. Keep in mind that either option is subject to removal, and you may lose the game feed.

If you can't find the game on those two site, you're probably trying to watch the local rec league game between your neighbors Toni and Tina. But no matter. There's still one more thing to try. Visit MyP2P.euhttp://www.myp2p.eu/guide.php?part=software4 . You'll have to download some software. Sopcast is easy enough to use and is free, but different feeds may require other programs, so you'll need to give yourself some time to explore what your options are. Once the software is installed, search MyP2P.eu's list of events, and click on the one you want to watch. If you've installed everything correctly, your software will open up a windown, and voila. Live basketball action. Keep in mind that some of the feeds broadcast through Sopcast and other P2P software may come from international feeds. If you're watching a CCTV channel, you'll have learn Chinese.