NBA followers bought an early Christmas current on Thursday, and it wasn’t simply the Serbia-USA thriller on the Olympics.
The slate of video games for Christmas Day, one of the crucial vital days on the NBA calendar, was revealed by The Athletic’s Shams Charania.
Headlining the festivities shall be big rivalry matchups between the Boston Celtics and the Philadelphia 76ers on the East Coast, then the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors on the West.
The New York Knicks, a mainstay on Christmas Day, will tackle the San Antonio Spurs and phenom Victor Wembanyama in his first of many vacation matchups. This will even be the one inter-conference sport of the day.
Two extra potential future faces of the league will even go head-to-head, as Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks face off towards Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Then as a nightcap, reigning MVP Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets takes on Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns in a rematch of their 2022 Christmas Day head-to-head.
If followers need an early have a look at groups which can be more likely to win the title come June, the previous 5 champions have made appearances within the Christmas Day sport that season.
The total schedule for the NBA season has but to be launched, however final season, the NBA put out the whole listings on Aug. 17.
