Here is the full National Basketball Association schedule for Dec. 16 and how to watch all the games. Or see our sortable NBA schedule to filter by team or division. All times Eastern and accurate as of Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, at 4:19 a.m.

The 2025 Indiana Mr. Basketball is playing himself into a favorable 2026 NBA Draft position as a Connecticut freshman.

The Dallas Mavericks have won four out of their last five games, and it comes as no coincidence that Anthony Davis has played in all of them. The 10-time All-Star missed significant time earlier in the season due to a calf injury, but he has made up for lost time since his return.

The NBA Cup was supposed to be a midseason curiosity, a made-for-TV experiment designed to juice December basketball and give fans something shiny to argue about before Christmas.

TEAMS WITH THREE GAMES: Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Chicago Bulls, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies, Minnesota Timberwolves, New York Knicks, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards

Former NBA All-Star Penny Hardaway is planning to spend his brief holiday break watching basketball. Just not the NBA.

Earning First-team All-ACC honors after averaging 20.2 points and 10.6 rebounds last season, Raynaud ended the year as a prospective NBA lottery pick. For a lot of the year, he was in the discussion for being the best player in the nation, the same season where Cooper Flagg was playing for Duke.

LAS VEGAS – The journey of the Emirates NBA Cup 2025 initially twisted through 28 cities, made some turns both sharp and unexpected, had some surprises and reached some dead ends. The defending NBA champs did not survive, nor did the current Eastern Conference leader, nor the defending Cup champions.

Former NBA star Paul Pierce didn't hold back when he described the Lakers' poor decision-making in the final minutes of Sunday's win over the Suns.