The Sixers will visit the Los Angeles Lakers on Christmas Day 2026 as part of the NBA's five-game slate for the day, Malika Andrews of ESPN announced on Good Morning America, marking LeBron James' return to the city in which he spent the last eight years. This will be the Sixers' seventh Christmas Day game since 2017, and James' decision to come to Philadelphia made the team a certainty to appear on the NBA's highest-profile slate of the season. The shocking trade between the Sixers and Boston Celtics last month which swapped Jaylen Brown for Paul George opened the door for Brown to return to Boston on Christmas Day. But with the Sixers likely set to go on their annual "Disney on Ice" trip to the West Coast as December becomes January, Christmas Day will mark a return for James. SIXERS SIGN LEBRON JAMESJames' decision | Projecting Sixers' rotation | James' impact, on and off the court