Playing on Christmas Day is one of the best traditions the NBA has. The NBA looks to be dominant that day in the sports world, and more often than not, they do. It's a perfect day to watch basketball and see the best of the best go at it.

While there was initial disappointment, it has turned into gratefulness over an unexpected chance to spend time with family on the holiday.

The Bucks are having a hard time understanding why on Wednesday they won’t be one of the 10 teams playing on Christmas Day — viewed as one of the NBA’s signature days on the league

The Christmas Day slate, which includes a matchup between LeBron James's Los Angeles Lakers and Steph Curry's Golden State Warriors, will tip off at 12 p.m. ET with a clash between the San Antonio Spurs (15–13) and the New York Knicks (18–10).

Oklahoma City leads the Western Conference and has a MVP candidate in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Milwaukee has the NBA's leading scorer in Giannis Antetokounmpo. They were the teams that made their way to the NBA Cup final.

Giannis Antetokounmpo has a theory on why the Milwaukee Bucks are not featured in a Christmas Day game this year.

Giannis Antetokounmpo didn’t hold back questioning the logic behind leaving Milwaukee off the schedule on Christmas Day.

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo voiced his frustration with the NBA’s decision to leave his team off the NBA Christmas Day schedule this season. The NBA’s Christmas Day games have been a tradition since the second season of the league in 1947,