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The NBA often schedules showdowns between greatest players on Christmas Day, such as Kobe Bryant and LeBron James (both pictured) in 2009 and 2010.. The first NBA game played on December 25 came in 1947, a year after the NBA's inception, when the New York Knicks beat the Providence Steamrollers at Madison Square Garden 89–75. [1]
The NBA's five-game lineup on Christmas Day delivered against a crowded sports landscape in which the NFL (and Beyoncé) tried to make waves of their own on the Wednesday holiday. Kevin O'Connor ...
NBC's coverage of the NBA [18] began on Christmas Day each season, with the exception of the inaugural season in 1990 (which featured a game on November 3, 1990 [19] between the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs), the 1997–98 season (which included a preseason tournament featuring the Chicago Bulls), the 1998–99 season (as no ...
In 2002, NBA games returned to ABC as part of a contract signed with the league, along with cable sister network ESPN. After the ABC Sports division was merged into ESPN Inc. by parent company Disney in 2006, broadcasts have since been produced by ESPN, and have primarily used the NBA on ESPN branding and graphics instead of the NBA on ABC ...
Five Christmas Day games to unwrap feature familiar All-Stars, rising talents and of course, LeBron James, playing in his 19th game on Christmas.
Minnesota Timberwolves 105, Dallas Mavericks 99. Luka Dončić exited the game after 16 minutes due to a calf strain, ending his Christmas Day game prematurely, and the Mavs expect him to miss ...
2012–13: 4.70M 2.00M 1.77M 0.34M 2011–12 (lockout shortened) ... Average rating/viewership per game for NBA on Christmas Day (2001–present) Year Network Games ...
The NBA’s Christmas Day slate features five games, four title favorites, three potential future MVPs, two 17-time champions and an actual Charlie Brown. There is something for everyone. Allow me ...