Wemby goes to Madison Square Garden on Christmas

By Johnny Askounis/ [email protected]

Victor Wembanyama will make his first NBA Christmas Day appearance, leading the San Antonio Spurs against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.

Shams Charania, senior NBA insider for The Athletic and Stadium, announced the 2024 NBA Christmas Day schedule on Wednesday. In addition to Wemby, Serbia's Nikola Jokic and Slovenia's Luka Doncic are other well-known names from Europe who will showcase their talents on Christmas Day. Greek star Giannis Antetokounmpo, on the other hand, will sit out after six consecutive appearances.

NBA schedule for Christmas Day 2024

The Spurs at the Knicks are set to open the annual showcase. British OG Anunoby, Frenchman Pacome Dadiet and German Ariel Hukporti are on the hosts' list, while Frenchman Sidy Cissoko, Georgian Sandro Mamukelashvili and Pole Jeremy Sochan are among Wembanyama's teammates.

Along with Croatian Dario Saric and Slovenian Vlatko Cancar, Jokic will be playing with the Denver Nuggets at the Footprint Center against the Phoenix Suns this Christmas. Bosnian Jusuf Nurkic is the only European in the Suns squad.

Doncic will be accompanied by his German teammate Maxi Kleber when the Dallas Mavericks host the Minnesota Timberwolves. The other team will also feature Frenchman Rudy Gobert, Bosnian Luka Garza and Dutchman Jesse Edwards.

Latvian Kristaps Porzingis and the defending champion Boston Celtics will face the Philadelphia 76ers. Other Europeans include Portuguese Neemias Queta for the C's and Turkish Adem Bona for the Sixers.

Dutchman Quinten Post, drafted by the Golden State Warriors this summer, and French rookie Armel Traore of the Los Angeles Lakers, who went undrafted, will represent Europe in the clash between the Pacific rivals.

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