Just In: NBA Christmas Schedule For Next Season Has Leaked

The most wonderful day of the year in the NBA will include matchups between some of the best teams in the league, and now we finally know the contenders.

The main attraction will be LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers locking horns with Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers. In addition, Kemba Walker and the Boston Celtics will play against Kyle Lowry and the Toronto Raptors, while Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans will face Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets.

Sources: Christmas Day games set for 2019-2020 NBA season include —
Clippers-Lakers at Staples Center
New Orleans at Denver
Boston at Toronto

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 2, 2019

According to ESPN’s Malika Andrews, the Milwaukee Bucks will face off against the Philadelphia 76ers in Philly.

The Milwaukee Bucks will travel to Philadelphia to play the 76ers on Christmas Day, league sources tell ESPN.

— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) August 2, 2019

Lastly, James Harden, Russell Westbrook and the Houston Rockets will head to San Francisco to do battle with Steph Curry, D’Angelo Russell and the Golden State Warriors.

Another Christmas showcase game: The Rockets will play the Warriors in San Francisco, sources told ESPN. https://t.co/CkP0jT29DK

— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) August 2, 2019

Many basketball fans are looking forward to the NBA’s annual Christmas Day Bonanza. With this slate of games, we’re sure there will be plenty of people stuck on their couch this Christmas.

Games held by the NBA on Christmas Day, December 25, have been an annual tradition since the league’s second season in 1947 when the New York Knicks beat the Providence Steamrollers at Madison Square Garden 89–75.

People in the U.S. aren’t the only ones who enjoy watching the NBA’s Christmas Day games. In recent years, the NBA has expanded into new countries throughout the world. And as of 2012, the Christmas Day games were being aired in 215 countries and available in about 47 languages.