The Los Angeles Lakers will miss three starters and a key bench player ahead of their much-anticipated game against the Suns.

The day's matchups include superstars such as LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and Nikola Jokic.

The Golden State Warriors will be without Jonathan Kuminga on Saturday against the Phoenix Suns. Kuminga played 10 minutes on Thursday, ending a three-game str

Starting with a noon tipoff and running until after midnight, there are five games on Christmas Day 2025 over more than 13 consecutive hours of coverage on ABC and ESPN. Four of the past six NBA champions will be in action: the Lakers (2020), Warriors (2022), Nuggets (2023) and Thunder (2025).

After the Phoenix Suns and Golden State Warriors split their first two meetings this season, the Warriors took a narrow victory Dec. 20.

The NBA’s strong viewership numbers in 2025-26 are continuing as the year comes to an end. More than 87 million people in the U.S. have watched NBA games this season across NBC/Peacock, ESPN, Amazon Prime Video and NBA TV, the most viewers in 15 years and up 89% vs. last year, the league announced Monday.

Draymond Green is at it again, the Forward got ejected from the Warriors vs. Suns matchup after picking up 2 quick technical fouls.

The Suns are coming off a hard‑fought win snatched in the final moments of a very physical, stop‑and‑go game against these same Warriors. Tonight will be their third matchup against them, and 10th game against a division opponent (the Suns are currently 6–3 in those).