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Sixers on the NBA schedule for Christmas Day

Sixers fans will get something extra, not under the tree, but on TV, for Christmas viewing this year.

Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden (1), Joel Embiid (21), and Tyrese Maxey (0) head over to the bench after a hard foul was committed on Maxey by the Hornets in the third quarter of a game against the Charlotte Hornets at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Saturday, April 2, 2022.
Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden (1), Joel Embiid (21), and Tyrese Maxey (0) head over to the bench after a hard foul was committed on Maxey by the Hornets in the third quarter of a game against the Charlotte Hornets at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Saturday, April 2, 2022.Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer

The 76ers will play on the NBA’s marquee day for the first time since 2019.

After being left off the Christmas Day slate in 2020 and 2021, the Sixers are now set to travel to Madison Square Garden and play the Knicks on X-Mas as part of the 2022-23 schedule, according to several reports.

Also included as part of the NBA’s five-game slate are Bucks-Celtics, Suns-Nuggets, Lakers-Mavericks and Grizzlies-Warriors.

Sixers star James Harden was first to hint at the Sixers’ Christmas Day destination, tweeting, “Christmas in the garden” to his 7.6 million followers.

The star power of Harden, center Joel Embiid and young upstart Tyrese Maxey appears to be enough to bring the Sixers back to the big stage after two years away from the spotlight.

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