LeBron James, Steph Curry headline blockbuster Boxing Day of NBA and NBL action

The Boxing Day basketball action will make every basketball fan drool and one team will be looking for revenge after a shocking loss.

Basketball fans, it doesn’t get much better than this.

If you’re feeling a bit worse for wear on Sunday after indulging in a Christmas feast, fear not.

There is a jam-packed program of blockbuster NBL and NBA games on Boxing Day on ESPN and Kayo for you to enjoy while making the trip from the couch and the fridge to grab some Christmas leftovers.

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Round 4 of the NBL is headlined by a double header on Saturday.

The action gets underway when the Tasmania JackJumpers take on the winless New Zealand Breakers with both teams desperate to breathe life into their season.

Aussie hoops fans will definitely want to tune in to the hotly anticipated match-up between the Sydney Kings and Melbourne United.

In their last clash 10 days ago, the Kings were humiliated by United, slumping to a 42-point loss and recording the lowest score in their franchise history.

Australian basketball great Andrew Bogut, who won the NBL MVP playing for the Sydney Kings in 2019, said his former side will out for revenge against United on Boxing Day.

“Sydney and Melbourne will go at it again on Boxing Day on Sunday and I can’t wait to see the Kings’ response after losing to United by a record 42 points last round,” Bogut wrote in his Herald Sun column this week.

“We responded with a big win over the in-form Phoenix last weekend, now the challenge is doing it against United at home.

“People might call me crazy, but I actually think that loss is good for our group, in terms of finding ourselves and showing everybody what we are made of.”

The Kings will want to bounce back with a vengeance against Melbourne United on Boxing Day. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)

Unfortunately the Brisbane Bullets vs Cairns Taipans match that was due to round out an NBL Boxing Day triple header was postponed after several members of the Illawarra Hawks, the Bullets’ last opponent, tested positive to Covid-19.

And the basketball action doesn’t end there. The NBA has also scheduled a blockbuster line-up of games for Boxing Day (AEDT), which is perfect viewing for those surfacing from their post-Christmas slumbers.

A mammoth five NBA games will be shown live on ESPN and Kayo on Boxing Day.

If you’re game to wake up early, catch the battle of the Eastern conference underachievers between the New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks (4am).

That’s followed by a match-up between reigning NBA champions the Milwaukee Bucks and the Boston Celtics.

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But if you’re only going to watch a couple of games, here are the ones you can’t miss.

The NBA’s Boxing Day extravaganza is headlined by LeBron James’ LA Lakers going up against Patty Mills and the Brooklyn Nets.

LeBron’s Lakers teammate Anthony Davis is out injured, while Nets star Kevin Durant will have to shoulder a big load alongside Mills with the Nets roster currently ravaged by Covid-19.

Steph Curry’s Golden State Warriors take on the Phoenix Suns on Boxing Day. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

The other prime time game will see the Western Conference heavyweights the Phoenix Suns and Golden State Warriors go head to head.

The Suns and the Warriors boast the best two win-loss records in the NBA right now.

They split the two games they played in early December but there will be plenty of bragging rights on the line when Steph Curry and the Warriors face off against Chris Paul, Devin Booker and the Suns this time around.

Don’t miss any of the games from a huge day of basketball in the NBL and the NBA on Kayo.

NBL Boxing Day double header (all times AEDT)

- Tasmania JackJumpers vs the New Zealand Breakers 1pm

- Sydney Kings vs Melbourne United 3pm

NBA Boxing Day games (all times AEDT)

- New York Knicks vs Atlanta Hawks 4am

- Milwaukee Bucks vs Boston Celtics 6.30am

- Phoenix Suns vs Golden State Warriors 9am

- LA Lakers vs Brooklyn Nets 12pm

- Utah Jazz vs Dallas Mavericks 2.30pm

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