Just hours after the opening night schedule was leaked for the 2023-24 season, the five games scheduled for Christmas Day were reported by The Athletic’s Shams Charania.
The Sixers will take on the reigning Eastern Conference champions the Miami Heat in what appears to be the second game of the slate.
NBA’s Christmas Day games for the 2023-24 season, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium:
Bucks @ Knicks
76ers @ Heat
Celtics @ Lakers
Mavericks @ Suns
Warriors @ Nuggets— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 11, 2023This will be the second season in a row the Sixers will be in action on Christmas, and the fifth time the team has played on the day in Joel Embiid’s career.