On April 16 , 2009 , DirecTV announced that it had reached a carriage agreement with the NBA to continue carrying NBA TV , moving it ( and out-of-market sports package NBA League Pass ) from the satellite provider 's Sports Pack add-on tier to its lower-priced Choice Xtra base package on October 1 , 2009 .
On April 16 , 2009 , it was announced that DirecTV and the NBA reached a new carriage agreement . NBA TV was moved from the satellite television provider 's add-on Sports Pack ( and premium subscription package NBA League Pass ) to its lower priced base package Choice Xtra on October 1 , 2009 .