It’s Christmas in August for San Antonio Spurs followers. Victor Wembanyama and France will play for a gold medal within the 2024 Paris Olympics, and the Spurs are returning triumphantly to main nationwide tv. On Thursday, The Athletic’s Shams Charania revealed San Antonio might be part of the NBA’s Christmas schedule.
NBA Christmas Day video games for the 2024-25 season, per sources:
Spurs at KnicksTimberwolves at Mavericks76ers at CelticsLakers at WarriorsNuggets at Suns
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 9, 2024
Charania stories the Spurs will go to the New York Knicks on Christmas morning for a matchup in Madison Sq. Backyard. I imply, what’s higher than Christmas in New York? That is the primary time the Spurs have performed on Christmas since 2016, once they defeated the Chicago Bulls 119-100. It additionally marks the primary Christmas sport of Wembanyama’s profession.
The Knicks needs to be a fond matchup for Wembanyama. In his final sport in opposition to New York, Wemby had 40 factors and 20 rebounds in an time beyond regulation win. It was a bounce-back after a tricky sport in his MSG debut. The French star will get one other crack at making a splash below the intense lights, on one of many NBA’s greatest days.
The Spurs and Knicks will be a part of the Timberwolves, Mavericks, 76ers, Celtics, Lakers, Warriors, Nuggets and Suns on the Christmas slate. After eight lengthy years, Spurs followers will get up to basketball below their bushes, and hopefully discover a playoff contender of their stockings.
