After 153 days the league partly lifts the NBA lockout on Thursday and players will be allowed back to NBA gyms but for personal and voluntary training that means that basketball activity related training or coaching interact will be not allowed.

While league partly and the union are “working” on the new collective bargaining agreement we could see 5 Christmas game starting this delayed season the first game will be on TNT, two on ABC and finally two on ESPN.

Boston-Knicks, Miami-Dallas and Los Angeles Lakers-Chicago it’s the line up for this season kick off.