The NBA has adopted Christmas as its holiday, like Thanksgiving in the NFL or New Year’s Day in college football. It’s the biggest stage for the biggest stars.

The Nets are conspicuously absent from Sunday’s schedule. Sure, the players are going to enjoy some time off and being able to spend the holiday with their families. But don’t think they wouldn’t enjoy the honor of playing in front of a national — or international — Christmas Day audience even more.

“It’s special still to play on Christmas,” Nets coach Jacque Vaughn told The Post. “I mean, I am going to love being off and watching the games, but if I had a choice, we’d be playing. … You want to play on Christmas. Everybody’s watching 10 teams, and you want to be one of those teams.”

The Nets will be flying instead of playing.