{"id":9588,"date":"2024-12-24T12:41:40","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T11:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=9588"},"modified":"2024-12-24T12:42:37","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T11:42:37","slug":"which-nba-teams-have-never-played-a-game-on-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/which-nba-teams-have-never-played-a-game-on-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Which NBA teams have never played a game on Christmas?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/USATSI_15360457_168402440_lowres-2048x1366.jpg\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>NBA <\/a>is back with the exciting fixtures on the 77th edition of Christmas Day. The NBA are organising this event since 1947 and only in 1998, the Christmas Day action was canceled due to lockout. The biggest stars will compete in the biggest matchups of the regular season. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jingle Hoops is back and the guys still got it &#127876;<br> <br>Get ready for the NBA on Christmas Day with games beginning at noon ET on ESPN, ABC, ESPN+, and Disney+. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBAXmas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#NBAXmas<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y6ZSF32qjy\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/y6ZSF32qjy<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1866528309674381802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>December 10, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>This year&rsquo;s Christmas Day will be exciting as we have five matchups which will kick off with a opening clash between the Knicks and the Spurs. <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/2024-nba-christmas-games-schedule-teams-livestream-and-more\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>2024 NBA Christmas Day<\/a> will be bigger than the previous one. Veteran stars, LeBron James and Stephen Curry will meet each other for the fifth time on Christmas Day in the Lakers-Warriors showdown. There will also be a Western Conference Finals rematch between the Dallas Mavericks and Minnesota Timberwolves. <\/p><p>2024 NBA Christmas Day will have top rivalries, superstar players, market size and great stories. Let&rsquo;s unfold some amazing facts from the history of the Christmas Day. <\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/which-team-has-played-most-games-on-christmas\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'><strong>Which NBA team has played most games on Christmas?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/top-5-best-christmas-day-games-in-nba-history\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'><strong>Top 5 Best Christmas Day games in NBA history<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/2024-nba-christmas-games-schedule-teams-livestream-and-more\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'><strong>2024 NBA Christmas Games: Schedule, teams, livestream and more<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Which NBA teams have never played a game on Christmas?<\/h3><p>New York Knicks, Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics have been regular at NBA Christmas Day due to their popularity. NBA have given opportunity to almost each team to play on the Christmas Day. However, there is one active team who has never played a game on Christmas. <\/p><p>The Charlotte Hornets are the only active team to not take part on Christmas Day. The franchise joined NBA in 1988 and in last 36 years, Hornets never played on the merry day. Their owner moved the franchise to New Orleans in 2003 and continued to play as the Hornets until 2013. Their previous name was Charlotte Bobcats and in 2013, the Bobcats confirmed they would begin playing under the Hornets name in the 2014&ndash;15 season.<\/p><p>There is not a certain process to decide the teams who will play on Christmas Day. It&rsquo;s a holiday time in the United States. The league and the broadcasters pick selective teams who have best players and have the popularity to bring viewership. Sometimes, they bring the rivalries between the superstars of the game like LeBron James vs. Stephen Curry. <\/p><p>Do you know who tops the chart in playing most number of games on Christmas Day? <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/which-team-has-played-most-games-on-christmas\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>The Knicks have played 56 games<\/a>, which is the highest among all teams. Lakers have the record of most wins on Christmas Day with 24. Their star player, LeBron James have the record of playing 17 games on Christmas. <\/p><p><em>Image Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Knicks, Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics have been regular at NBA Christmas Day due to their popularity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":9589,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[866,647,2063,2062],"class_list":["post-9588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-charlotte-hornets","tag-nba-2024-25","tag-nba-christmas-games","tag-nba-christsmas-day"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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