Forward Isaiah Jackson (concussion) and G Ben Sheppard (calf) are out, joining a cast of players sidelined for Indiana that includes Aaron Nesmith (knee), forward Obi Toppin (foot), and guard Tyrese Haliburton (Achilles), who won’t suit up at all this season.

The NBA heads into the final weekend of the 2025 calendar year, and we have a total of nine games on today’s DFS slate. While FanDuel includes all nine games, DraftKings splits up the evening, with two games available in a late-window slate.

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The rest of this year’s NBA Christmas slate features the reigning champion Thunder hosting Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs; Steph Curry’s Warriors hosting the Mavericks, who have No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg; LeBron James’ Lakers hosting Kevin Durant’s Rockets and Nikola Jokic’s Nuggets hosting the Timberwolves.

Dallas's generational rookie displayed his stardom on the national stage, notching an impressive performance on Christmas Day.

CHRISTMAS DAY GAME memories are a blur for Doc Rivers. Since 1984, Rivers has played or coached on Christmas a total of 17 times. As he recounted two stories about his favorite Christmas moments, the Milwaukee Bucks head coach naturally turned to the Boston Celtics-Los Angeles Lakers rivalry -- but he wasn't completely sure whether one of the memories was actually on Christmas.

Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! Happy Festivus! Happy holidays to all who celebrate! And if you don’t, we hope today and tomorrow are just good days for you. Today, we’re previewing the NBA’s annual high-profile Christmas Day slate. There won’t be a Bounce edition on Thursday, but we’ll be back Friday. Enjoy the hoops!