Postgame editions will be open-ended on ESPN while ABC will run a half-hour and then continue on the ESPN app. The program will air on 20 dates during the regular season and throughout the NBA Playoffs, including the Eastern Conference Finals and the NBA Finals.

A post on X claimed that NBA would debut male cheerleaders in Christmas day games for the first time ever, sparking reactions online.

Commissioner Adam Silver made the comments a day after Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, Heat star Terry Rozier and others were charged in a gambling fraud case.