Despite finishing outside the postseason last year, followed by a quiet offseason, the Golden State Warriors won't be left off the NBA's holiday schedule for 2026. For the 14th consecutive time, the Warriors will suit up on Christmas Day in 2026.
On Tuesday morning, the NBA's schedule for Christmas Day 2026 was released with the Warriors featured in the nightcap. The Warriors will open the doors of Chase Center on Christmas evening to host Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. The game is set for 7:30 p.m. PT on Christmas Day.
Christmas Day will also feature a rematch of the NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks, along with the Miami Heat against the Boston Celtics, LeBron James and the Philadelphia 76ers against his former
team the Los Angeles Lakers, Oklahoma City Thunder versus the Minnesota Timberwolves, and lastly, the Nuggets against Steph Curry and the Warriors.
NBA Christmas Day 2026 on ABC and ESPN:
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 11, 2026
- Spurs @ Knicks
- Heat @ Celtics
- 76ers @ Lakers
- Thunder @ Timberwolves
- Nuggets @ Warriors
The Warriors are 7-6 over their 13-year run on Christmas Day, coming off a win over Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks last season.
The rest of the Warriors' 2026-27 schedule will begin to be unveiled as the Christmas Day schedule is just starting to pull back the curtain on the plans for the upcoming NBA campaign.
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