The New York Knicks are still four months away from their annual Christmas game, but they now know who will be visiting them at Madison Square Garden.

According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Knicks will host Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs to kick off the NBA schedule on December 25.

The Spurs vs. Knicks duel will be followed by a rematch of the Western Conference final between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Dallas Mavericks, an Atlantic Division showdown between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics, a duel in California between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors, and a Western Conference game with the Denver Nuggets visiting the Phoenix Suns.

This will be the 55th time the Knicks have played each other on Christmas Day. The team has a 22-31 record entering this season on December 25. Last year, the Knicks played against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks and picked up a 129-122 victory just weeks after the two teams met in the quarterfinals of the In-Season Tournament.

For Wembanyama, the game will be his first opportunity to play in the NBA on Christmas, and it will likely be the first of many games on the league’s biggest holiday. Wembanyama was named Rookie of the Year last season after averaging 21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game.

In Wembanyama’s first visit to Madison Square Garden in November 2023, he scored 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds in a 21-point loss to the Knicks. However, when the two teams met for a rematch in late March, Wembanyama had the best game of his young career, posting career-highs of 40 points and 20 rebounds in a Spurs win in San Antonio.

Now Part 3 will take place on Christmas Day in front of a worldwide audience.

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