James holds the all-time record for most Christmas Day games played
LEBRON James will reportedly be part of the NBA’s Christmas games for the upcoming season.
It’s been revealed that NBA fans can watch five Christmas matchups on December 25, 2024.
LeBron James will reportedly play on Christmas Day for the upcoming seasonCredit: Getty
The 39-year-old LeBron holds the record for the most games played on Christmas Day, with 17Credit: Getty
The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported that the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors and the Boston Celtics against the Philadelphia 76ers will headline the 2024-25 NBA season’s Christmas games.
And the other matchups include the San Antonio Spurs at the New York Knicks, the Minnesota Timberwolves vs. the Dallas Mavericks, and the Denver Nuggets at the Phoenix Suns.
LeBron James against Steph Curry has been a Christmas favorite in years past.
The two stars played against each other from 2016 to 2019.
The defending champion Celtics will face the divisional rival 76ers.
The two squads could face off in the Eastern Conference Finals.
New York vs. the Spurs will feature the new captain, Jalen Brunson, and the rising star Victor Wembanyama.
While San Antonio is coming off a disappointing season, the league will want to display the Rookie of the Year, 7-foot-4 Wembanyama, on national television.
The Minnesota-Dallas matchup will be a rematch of the 2023-24 Western Conference Finals.
Luka Doncic and the Mavs won in 5 games in the playoff series.
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It will be the only rematch from last year’s playoffs.
The last game will be the Nuggets taking on the Suns.
Phoenix is coming off a first-round exit to the Timberwolves.
Nikola Jokic’s Denver squad will hope to compete for another title after their second-round defeat to Minnesota.
LeBron played against Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors from 2016-2019Credit: Getty
LeBron will be playing under new head coach JJ Redick this season.
And the 39-year-old will potentially play with his son, Bronny, who was drafted by Los Angeles in the second round of the 2024 NBA Draft.
They will be the first active father-son duo in NBA history.
LeBron is currently starring on Team USA‘s Olympic basketball team.
They are one win away from taking home the gold for the fifth straight time.
LeBron, Curry, and company will face the Olympic host country France in the gold medal game on Saturday at 3:30 pm Eastern.
