The Sporting News has all the details on how to watch each basketball game on 2025 MLK Day. Three games will be featured on national TV, but only one will be live on NBA TV. That will be the Mavericks vs. Hornets at noon ET. The other two games: Timberwolves vs. Grizzlies and Celtics vs. Warriors will be on TNT and truTV.

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Fans can watch the Warriors vs. Celtics live on both TNT and truTV. It's the last nationally televised game on the 2025 MLK Day slate. Those without cable can stream the game on Sling. Max will also carry a live stream.

Professional basketball has long evoked the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Bill Russell stood with the civil rights leader during the March on Washington, while Oscar Robertson helped organize a memorial game for King’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference in the wake of his assassination.

The Boston Celtics head to the West Coast for a Monday afternoon matchup against a Golden State Warriors team that could be without two of its star players.

This year marks the 39th edition of the NBA’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration. For nearly four decades, the league has dedicated this day to honouring both the history of the NBA and Dr. King’s lasting impact on society.