A long-standing holiday tradition returns to Downtown Phoenix when the Suns take the court on Christmas Day against the Golden State Warriors, a tradition that dates back to the team’s inaugural season in 1968.
Since their first season, the Suns have played 18 times on Christmas Day and hold a 12-6 record. For Suns fans in the 1970s, a Christmas Day matchup against the Lakers was nearly its own annual holiday.
Now in its 75th season, the NBA has changed dramatically since Phoenix joined the league, but Christmas Day matchups have always been reserved for the NBA elite.