The Milwaukee Bucks will be spending Christmas Day at home for the second consecutive season, as they were not part of the five-game schedule of games announced by ESPN and ABC on Aug. 8.
The Bucks did not play on Christmas Day in 2024, which snapped a streak of six straight games on the NBA’s marquee day.
Bango, the Milwaukee Bucks’ mascot, sports a festive holiday suit while posing for the camera at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. While preparations were underway for the home opener on Christmas Day, only a few dozen people inside the arena will see the whole production when Fiserv Forum opens for the first time for the Bucks 2020-’21 season.
The entirety of the Bucks’ regular-season schedule will be announced Aug. 14.
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Here are the games and teams that will play on the holiday:
Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers
Dallas Mavericks at Golden State Warriors
Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets
Dallas and San Antonio were not playoff teams last year, but the Mavericks will be featuring No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg and the Spurs will have ascending star Victor Wembanyama to showcase.
The Bucks were bounced from the playoffs for the third straight year and currently do not have a second all-star on the roster alongside MVP candidate Giannis Antetokounmpo. Milwaukee did win the NBA Cup last season, however, beating Oklahoma City.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Milwaukee Bucks once again left off NBA Christmas Day schedule