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The NBA's slate for Martin Luther King Jr. Day is enormous, including a quadruple-header on NBC. Here's how to watch and stream every game.
Starting with a noon tipoff and running until after midnight, there are five games on Christmas Day 2025 over more than 13 consecutive hours of coverage on ABC and ESPN. Four of the past six NBA champions will be in action: the Lakers (2020), Warriors (2022), Nuggets (2023) and Thunder (2025).
This year features another five games being played on Christmas Day, including several NBA title contenders, which basketball fans can watch nationally. The Cleveland Cavaliers (17-14) will take on the New York Knicks (20-9) at Madison Square Garden on Thursday at noon ET on ABC and ESPN and the ESPN app.
Here is the full National Basketball Association schedule for Jan. 9 and how to watch all the games. Or see our sortable NBA schedule to filter by team or division. All times Eastern and accurate as of Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, at 4:20 a.m.