• Icon vs. Icon: LeBron James and Los Angeles Lakers vs. Stephen Curry and Golden State Warriors in primetime
• Oscar and Grammy Award-winning actress and recording artist Jennifer Hudson will star in Special Broadcast Open
• Two editions of NBA countdown Hosted by Malika Andrews; Special interview with Stephen Curry
• 14 consecutive hours of live NBA coverage

ESPN will exclusively produce more than 14 consecutive hours of live NBA coverage this Christmas Wednesday, December 25th. The five-game, star-studded Christmas List presented by State Farm will be available on more platforms than ever before, including ABC, ESPN, Disney+ And ESPN+.

Christmas games

The action begins at 12:00 p.m. ET Disney, ESPN and the N.B.A currently Immerse the halls – the first real-time animated NBA game as an alternate cast for the San Antonio Spurs vs. New York Knicks contest. The alternate lineup will be a live recreation of the Knicks vs. Spurs game, based on Disney’s Magic Kingdom Park on the iconic Main Street, USA. The special presentation is presented Mickey and friendsanimated commentators Drew Carter And Monica McNuttAnd Daisy Duck as a sideline reporter. More information about Immerse the hallsVisit ESPNPressRoom.com.

The traditional broadcast of the San Antonio Spurs vs. New York Knicks game will be broadcast at the same time Ryan Ruocco Calling the action together with the analyst Cory Alexander and reporters Cassidy Hubbarth.

The action continues at 2:30 p.m. when the Minnesota Timberwolves and Anthony Edwards take on the Dallas Mavericks and Luka Dončić in a matchup featuring two of the NBA’s brightest young stars. Mark Jones will comment with the analyst Jay Bilas and reporters Jorge Sedano. At 5 p.m., the reigning NBA champion Boston Celtics and Jayson Tatum host the Philadelphia 76ers and Paul George. Dave Paschanalyst Tim Legler and reporters Katie George will act as broadcast team.

It’s icon versus icon in prime time as the Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James visit the Golden State Warriors and Stephen Curry at 8 p.m Mike Breen will call the game with analysts Doris Burke And Richard Jefferson and reporters Lisa Salters.

In the Christmas nightcap, the Phoenix Suns and Kevin Durant host the Denver Nuggets and Nikola Jokić at 10:30 p.m. in a match that pits two NBA champion stars against each other. Michael Grady will comment along with the analyst Stephanie White and reporters Angel Grey.

NBA countdown

NBA Countdown presented by Door Dash will be the crowning conclusion to the Christmas events with a one-hour show from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m ESPN. Malika Andrews host NBA countdown with Stephen A Smith, Bob Myers, Kendrick Perkins And Shams Charania. The show will lead into the Spurs vs. Knicks game at noon. NBA Countdown presented by Papa John’s will air from 7:30 p.m. to 8 p.m ABC before the Lakers vs. Warriors game. Andrews will conduct a special sit-down interview with Stephen Curry that will air throughout the day. Additionally, Andrews will lead halftime coverage for all five ESPN’s Christmas games.

Jennifer Hudson

Oscar and Grammy Award-winning actress and recording artist Jennifer Hudson will star ESPN’s Christmas broadcast open all day. Hudson’s Christmas single “Santa for Someone” will be heard.

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