The 2022-23 NBA schedule won’t be officially released until next week, but parts of the schedule are being leaked to reporters, including the highly-anticipated, annual slate of Christmas Day games. In what’s come to light so far, the Portland Trail Blazers are being left out of the Yuletide festivities.
According to NBA insider Marc Stein, a “first draft” of the NBA schedule includes Christmas Sunday matchups between the Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors and Memphis Grizzlies. The first game will be a duel between two of the NBA’s biggest superstars, the veteran LeBron James versus the rising Luka Doncic.