The Wednesday thriller between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs set the tone for a very Merry Christmas for the NBA.

The 1st animated presentation of an NBA game will be shown on ESPN2 and also stream on Disney+ and ESPN+ this Christmas.

The San Antonio Spurs are in for a white Christmas as they head to New York City for a holiday battle with the Knicks. Here's how you can watch the NBA on Christmas Day for free if you don't have cable.

There's a Christmas Day basketball game at Walt Disney World, featuring Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and Wemby. An animated game, anyway. The real game takes place at Madison Square Garden, where Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs face the New York Knicks in a game televised on ABC and ESPN and streamed on Disney+ and ESPN+.

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An animated game, anyway. The real game takes place at Madison Square Garden, where Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs face the New York Knicks in a game televised on ABC and ESPN and streamed on Disney+ and ESPN+.