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.

So begins the back half of the NBA regular season. Before that familiar sequence of trade deadline into All-Star break, we get a return of the Saturday showcase format. ABC opens its triple-header window this weekend, with “Inside the NBA” and all its strange revelry for studio intermissions.

The matchup between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Golden State Warriors will not air on Saturday after federal agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis.

Musicians include Glorilla and Bollywood's Badshah, actors include Keegan-Michael Key and Simu Liu, while athletes include Detroit Lions' Amon-Ra St. Brown and former NBA star Jeremy Lin. Even NBA insider Shams Charania is swapping the cellphone for a basketball.

The NBA Finals 2026 presented by YouTube TV are scheduled to tip off June 3 on ABC. NBA.com Staff The NBA Finals 2026 presented by YouTube TV will tip off on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, with ABC as the exclusive broadcaster. All games are scheduled for 8:30 p ...

The Philadelphia 76ers will take on the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday on the second night of a back-to-back.