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1. The National Basketball Association (NBA) has been hosting a Christmas Day game since its founding.
2. Why was the 1998 NBA Christmas Day game cancelled (the first-ever Christmas Day game that was cancelled)?
3. The first Christmas Day game in the NBA featured the Providence Steamrollers. Who was their opponent at the game held at Madison Square Garden?
4. Who was the first NBA player to score 60 points in a Christmas Day game, doing so in a contest between the Knicks and the Nets?
5. Which one of the following participated in the NBA Christmas Day game as both a player and a coach?
6. Which Orlando Magic coach was fined in 2009 after saying that the NBA should do away with the Christmas Day game?
7. In 2004 a huge showdown was anticipated at the NBA Christmas Day game between which two players, who had previously been teammates?
8. Which of the following players is not on the triple-double list for the NBA Christmas Day games?
9. Which of the following players was the first to grab 36 rebounds in an NBA Christmas Day game?
10. NBA teams that play on Christmas Day have never been allowed to add festive, seasonal adjustments to their uniforms.
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