The 1st animated presentation of an NBA game will be shown on ESPN2 and also stream on Disney+ and ESPN+ this Christmas.

It's time to bring the NBA to Walt Disney World. Disney, ESPN and the NBA are teaming up to deliver the gift of "Dunk the Halls" -- the first real-time animated NBA game -- on Christmas Day.

The NBA and Disney leaned into this puzzling yet growing trend on Christmas, providing an alternate broadcast for games on Disney+ that featured – you guessed it – Disney cartoon characters.

The alt-cast featured animated versions of Knicks and Spurs players with Disney characters occasionally subbing into the ...

Madison Square Garden is a staple of the NBA’s Christmas schedule. Now it merges with a bigger home of the holidays, because the “Dunk the Halls” game will be staged at Disney, on a court ...