On August 10, The Athletic’s Shams Charania leaked on his personal Twitter account the always anticipated slate of Christmas Day games for the upcoming 2023-24 campaign, and, to the surprise of many, the Memphis Grizzlies are not expected to take part in the festivities.
Despite being one of the best young teams currently in the association, having finished as the second seed in the Western Conference standings for the second consecutive season, and having just participated in their first-ever appearance playing on Santa’s big day last year, the league’s decision-makers have opted to leave Taylor Jenkins’ club off their holly, jolly schedule.