A loaded five-game Christmas Day slate reportedly awaits NBA fans this year, per a report from ESPN's Shams Charania.

Two of the biggest days of the year in the NBA regular season are opening night and Christmas Day, and Friday we learned the matchups we will see on both nights, courtesy of ESPN's Shams Charania.  The NBA will send the new-look Rockets,

Here's a look at the schedule for both the Opening Night and Christmas Day slate of games: Opening night will see Kevin Durant head back to Oklahoma City with his new team, and watch his former team raise their NBA championship banner.