The Bounce Newslette r | This is The Athletic’s daily NBA newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Bounce directly in your inbox. Andre Drummond got ejected last night, and the ejection was then rescinded because it came from a flop.
I’ve never seen that before . Everything you need for holiday hoops Christmas Day games are here , marking the start of the NBA season for a lot of casual fans. We know this thing has been going strong for two months now, but plenty of people will tune in for the first time as they look to escape their beloved families.
Or maybe Christmas and/or the NFL aren’t your thing, and you’re just looking to watch hoops all day. Advertisement Regardless, for your viewing guide, we’ve got 1) a drinking game for each team (drink responsibly, of course, or use water or juice), 2) something to look for and 3) as many as five eyes emojis ( 👀) to measure whether you should interrupt family time to watch. (All times Eastern.
) Let’s go: Spurs at Knicks , 12 p.m. on ABC New York has been surging, having won nine of its last 11 games going into the Christmas Day action.
The Spurs have won four of their last six games. Overall, they’re 15-14, and seem ahead of schedule (a little more on that below). You’re getting Victor Wembanyama and Chris Paul against Karl-Anthony Towns and Jalen Brunson ! It’s Wemby at Madison Square Garden.
Flip it on and celebrate holidays, basketball or both! Timberwolves at Mavericks, 2:30 p.m. on ABC It’s a rematch of t.