’Tis the season for cozy sweaters, decking the halls and holiday basketball. Christmas is still over a month away, but with temperatures dropping, the sun setting before 5 p.m. and the air getting crisper, it’s time to start looking ahead to Christmas—including which basketball games will be played on the holiday.

Lebron James has yet to play a game this season as he recovered from sciatica. He was listed as questionable on the Lakers' injury report Tuesday.

Here are the national TV games to look out for this week. Houston, Cleveland and San Antonio have two prime-time spots.

Christmas won't arrive for another four months, but that's not stopping the NBA from getting in the holiday spirit. The league announced its five-game Christmas Day schedule for 2025 on Tuesday, and it features some marquee matchups, especially out West.

ESPN’s Dave McMenamin shares a key injury update on LeBron James as the Los Angeles Lakers inch closer to his return.

The NBA features a six-game schedule on Tuesday, with tipoffs ranging from 7 p.m. ET to 11 p.m. ET. Stars such as Steph Curry, Jaylen Brown,

The Lakers had long been considered the NBA’s equivalent of FC Barcelona — especially since Pau Gasol became a purple-and-gold legend.  Yet Luka Dončić’s

A shocking new revelation on Kyrie Irving's injury timeline emerges that could have big implications for the struggling Mavericks.

The Lakers fell in the latest USA TODAY Sports power rankings, moving from second to sixth in Week 3. The Lakers had previously started the season ranked 11th.