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NBA schedule release: Everything we know so far about 2025-26 slate, opening week, Christmas Day and NBA Cup
The 2025-26 NBA schedule continues its slow rollout ahead of the full official release at 3:15 p.m. ET on Thursday. Fans got some more important dates to circle Wednesday when it comes to the basketball calendar.
NBA Christmas Day 2025 Schedule and Game-by-Game Preview, Analysis
Two of the top contenders in the Eastern Conference will face off when the Cavs match up with the Knicks. Neither team made major changes this offseason, sticking with core groups that led them to the Eastern Conference Semifinals and Finals, respectively, last season (both teams were eliminated by the Indiana Pacers).
NBA schedule release: League unveils entire 2025-26 schedule, including opening night, Christmas slate and MLK Day matchups
The NBA has scheduled games on Martin Luther King Jr. Day since it became a holiday in 1986. The Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks will kick off a four-game slate on MLK Day this season. The contest will start at 1 p.m. ET.
Bobby Portis criticized the NBA schedule as the Bucks are set for challenging road trips over Thanksgiving and Christmas in 2025.
Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis addressed the release of the NBA schedule, which sees the Bucks not play on either Thanksgiving or Christmas. The NBA regu ...
Kevin Durant is debuting for the Houston Rockets at his old stomping grounds against the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City ...
For most of the 21st century, the disparity between the NBA's Western and Eastern Conferences has been a chasm.
It's Christmas in August! The NBA reminded fans of its existence on Friday by leaking the schedules for both Opening Night ...
The Cleveland Cavaliers will be one of 10 teams playing on Christmas Day 2025. Donovan Mitchell could make history in that matchup against the New York Knicks.
The Phoenix Suns have played on Christmas the past four seasons but, according to ESPN, won't be on the list this season.
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