It’s the Thunder vs. Magic tonight in Oklahoma City. Here’s how to watch the NBA game, including time, TV channel and streaming info.

This year features another five games being played on Christmas Day, including several NBA title contenders, which basketball fans can watch nationally. The Cleveland Cavaliers (17-14) will take on the New York Knicks (20-9) at Madison Square Garden on Thursday at noon ET on ABC and ESPN and the ESPN app.

So begins the back half of the NBA regular season. Before that familiar sequence of trade deadline into All-Star break, we get a return of the Saturday showcase format. ABC opens its triple-header window this weekend, with “Inside the NBA” and all its strange revelry for studio intermissions.

The matchup between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Golden State Warriors will not air on Saturday after federal agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis.

Musicians include Glorilla and Bollywood's Badshah, actors include Keegan-Michael Key and Simu Liu, while athletes include Detroit Lions' Amon-Ra St. Brown and former NBA star Jeremy Lin. Even NBA insider Shams Charania is swapping the cellphone for a basketball.