"It's Like Christian Holidays Don't Mean Anything to Them Anymore" - Phil Jackson Calls Out the NBA for Ignoring Religious Traditions

Jackson says the NBA puts business ahead of sacred Christian holidays.The NBA had a four-game payoff slate for Sunday, April 20, 2025, beginning with the league-best-seeded OKC Thunder hosting the Play-In Memphis Grizzlies in the Western Conference. It was followed by the defending champions, the Boston Celtics, opening their title defense against the Orlando Magic, and the East's top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers taking on the Miami Heat. In the nightcap, NBA fans were treated to a showdown between the Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors in the West. But while a loaded Sunday slate like that is basketball heaven for NBA...