Internet goes wild as NBA unveils opening night and Christmas Day schedules
The NBA's Christmas Day schedule for the 2025-26 season is officially out, and fans are excited about it. The Internet is a stage, and NBA fans are fully utilizing it to express their excitement over the much-anticipated Christmas Day schedules.
Earlier on Friday, the big league unveiled 10 teams that will compete against each other. The New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks, San Antonio Spurs, Golden State Warriors, Denver Nuggets, and Minnesota Timberwolves.
With all the teams, the NBA is focused on setting the bar high this time. Fans are overjoyed as all the top-tier teams of the big league are going to perform in the matchups after the 2025 Finals.
After a long offseason vacation, the players will show some of their best moves on the court this Christmas.
The internet downpours reaction to NBA's opening night and Christmas Day schedule
The Internet is buzzing with excitement as the league is set to conduct its grand opening night and Christmas Day schedules. However, there are only two teams that are from the Eastern Conference - the New York Knicks and the Cleveland Cavaliers, and both have been consigned to the earliest time slot of the day.
Fans are excited over the news of the Christmas Day matchups.
One of them said, 'Steph Curry headlining Christmas Day again! This dude is truly the face of the NBA'. Another one said, 'Can't wait to watch cooper flag on Christmas Day'. 'This is gooooood. Let's fvcking gooooo', wrote another fan. It seems like fans are expecting something major out of the matchups, and this is very evident from their comments on X.
However, the internet has been flooded with numerous criticisms from the fans of the big league.
With only 10 teams in the game, this is quite unfair to the others. Fans expected teams such as the Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers, and many more. One of them said, '4 western conference games and one eastern? This makes no sense.' Another one wrote, 'Have Houston going to LA but not Dallas, what an obvious opportunity missed even though it's staring you in the face, jeez'.
Lakers vs Warriors set for highly anticipated showdown
The Christmas Day schedule will kick off its season with the Los Angeles Lakers facing the Golden State Warriors. The iconic duo between the NBA's two legends, LeBron James and Stephen Curry, will play against each other. This is going to be one of the most amazing opening nights. Fans are excited to watch the two big league teams. However, according to fans and critics, it is only a matter of time since the upcoming matches might not be as legendary as the first one.
The Christmas Day matchups are a tradition of the NBA where the teams get ample chances to showcase their brilliance. However, as for the fans, it's not just a game of basketball; it's an emotion and a sense of pride.
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