From Christmas Eve to December 27, fans get 73 hours of NBA and NBL basketball.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays basketball fans. The 83 hours from Christmas Eve on Wednesday, December 24 to Saturday, December 27, 2025 (AEDT) has an extraordinary 73 HOURS of NBA and NBL basketball games.

Australians in the NBA feature heavily, including Australian Boomers backcourt best mates Josh Giddey and Dyson Daniels going head to head on Christmas Eve when the Chicago Bulls go on the road to Atlanta. Tip off is 11am.

It truly is “Festivus for the rest of us” (If you know, you know).

As always, NBA League Pass is the best way to watch every game over the the holiday period while all NBL games are broadcast on ESPN via Foxtel, Kayo and Disney+.

All NBA Boxing Day (Christmas Day in the US) games will be broadcast on ESPN. Set your alarm for 3:55am to get a coffee going and to watch Australian Tyrese Proctor‘s Cleveland Cavaliers take on the New York Knicks.

Joe Ingles‘ Minnesota Timberwolves play the last game of the day against the Denver Nuggets.

Wednesday December 24, 2025

NBA

Washington @ Charlotte (11AM) — Josh GreenBrooklyn @ Philadelphia (11AM)Chicago @ Atlanta (11:30AM) — Josh Giddey vs Dyson DanielsNew Orleans @ Cleveland (11:30AM) — Tyrese ProctorMilwaukee @ Indiana (11:30AM) — Johnny FurphyToronto @ Miami (11:30AM)Denver @ Dallas (12PM)New York @ Minnesota (12PM)Oklahoma City @ San Antonio (12:30PM)Los Angeles @ Phoenix (1PM)Memphis @ Utah (1PM) — Jock LandaleOrlando @ Portland (2PM) — Duop ReathDetroit @ Sacramento (2PM)Houston @ LA Clippers (2:30PM)

NBL

Adelaide 36ers vs Cairns Taipans (5:00pm) — Adelaide Entertainment CentreThursday December 25, 2025

NBL

Sydney Kings vs Illawarra Hawks (8.30pm) — Qudos Bank ArenaDecember 26, 2025 (Friday)

NBA

Cleveland @ New York (4AM) — ESPN — Tyrese ProctorSan Antonio @ Oklahoma City (6:30AM) — ESPNDallas @ Golden State (9AM) — ESPNHouston @ Los Angeles Lakers (12PM) — ESPNMinnesota @ Denver (2:30PM) — ESPN — Joe Ingles

NBL

Tasmania JackJumpers vs New Zealand Breakers (7:30pm) — MyState Bank ArenaSaturday December 27, 2025

NBA

Miami @ Atlanta (11AM) — Dyson DanielsCharlotte @ Orlando (11AM) — Josh GreenToronto @ Washington (11AM)Boston @ Indiana (11AM) — Johnny FurphyPhiladelphia @ Chicago (11:30AM)Milwaukee @ Memphis (12PM) — Jock LandalePhoenix @ New Orleans (12PM)Detroit @ Utah (1:30PM)LA Clippers @ Portland (2PM) — Duop Reath

NBL

Brisbane Bullets vs Melbourne United (8pm) — Brisbane Entertainment Centre