​The New York Knicks headline a four-game slate to be played on Martin Luther King Day, January 18, this season. It’s the 41st time the league will feature games on the federal holiday, which honors the slain civil rights leader.The day starts with two Eastern Conference contenders, the Detroit Pistons visiting the Cleveland Cavaliers. Cleveland bounced the top-seeded Pistons from the playoffs in the second round last season. King’s birthplace of Atlanta, Georgia, hosts the next matchup of the day, with the Hawks playing the new-look Philadelphia 76ers. Atlanta has beaten Philadelphia nine straight times.Madison Square Garden will welcome the Minnesota Timberwolves in a game that features two of the league’s most dynamic guards: NBA Finals MVP Jalen Brunson and perennial All-Star Anthony Edwards.pic.twitter.com/Ppyi5Pux5N— NBC Sports PR (@NBCSportsPR) August 12, 2026In the nightcap, Memphis, the city where King was shot and killed in 1968, takes center stage, with the Grizzlies hosting the Houston Rockets. It will be the 24th time the Grizzlies have hosted a game on MLK Day, with Memphis posting an 8-15 record in those games.MLK Day Holiday schedule (all times Eastern)Detroit at Cleveland (12 p.m., NBC/Peacock)Philadelphia at Atlanta (2:30 p.m., NBC/Peacock)Minnesota at New York (5 p.m., NBC/Peacock)Houston at Memphis (7:30 p.m., Peacock)More: NBA gifts LeBron to LA with Lakers-76ers showdown on Christmas DayThis article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Knicks, Timberwolves, 76ers highlight four-game MLK Day slate