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The eight best basketball dunkers in the world are coming to primetime television this week as the Dunkman World Championship final airs on TNT.
The final eight take center court August 25 at 8 p.m. ET, live on TNT and TruTV as part of Dunkman, the first-ever professional league dedicated to dunking.
Launched this summer by TNT Sports, Authentic Brands Group and NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal (who also serves as league commissioner), Dunkman began their season in July, with four weekly hour-long live events. Now, eight athletes remain to compete in a head-to-head, single-elimination bracket to determine the first-ever Dunkman World Champion.
How to Watch Dunkman World Championship Final on TV
The 2026 Dunkman World Championship airs on TNT and TruTV, so if you want to watch the first season finale on TV, you’ll need a cable package that includes one of the two Warner Bros. Discovery channels.
How to Watch Dunkman World Championship Final Online Free
You can also livestream the Dunkman finals online for free, using a service like DirecTV, which lets you watch live TV over the internet without needing cable. All of DirecTV’s streaming packages include a live TNT feed, so you can use it to stream Dunkman online. DirecTV currently offers a five-day free trial that you can use to watch the Dunkman World Championship online for free.
You can also catch the action on Hulu, through the streamer’s Hulu + Live TV plan, which includes a live TNT feed in addition to 90+ other channels. Your subscription also includes access to Hulu’s entire on-demand library of TV shows and movies. Test drive Hulu + Live TV with a three-day free trial here.
The official streaming home of Dunkman is HBO Max and the streamer will have live coverage of the final round along with on-demand replays. Don’t have HBO Max? Amazon Prime members can grab a free week-long trial here.
Finalists include Mac McClung, who is a three-time NBA Slam Dunk Contest winner (though currently playing for the Bàsquet Girona team in Spain) along with other athletes from the U.S., Puerto Rico, China and the UK.
The winner will become the first-ever Dunkman World Champion and take home a $500,000 grand prize.
Livestream the final night of Dunkman on TNT with a free trial to DirecTV or watch it online on HBO Max.