The NBA and Christmas Day
An annual tradition, with two prominent players.
Christmas afternoon and evening in the United States (4am on Boxing Day in Australia) will see millions of people tune in to the NBA’s five-game schedule, starting with the New York Knicks hosting Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs.
This game will be followed by the Dallas Mavericks hosting the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Boston Celtics hosting the Philadelphia 76ers, the Golden State Warriors hosting the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Phoenix Suns hosting the Denver Nuggets. The five-game slate is two games short of tying the record for the most games played on Christmas Day, as seven games were played in 1949, 1971, and 1977.
2024 will be the 77th year the NBA has played games on Christmas Day, with the tradition starting in…