December 1996 NBA Dailys

• December 31 - RWerdann signed
• December 30 - THardaway Player of the Week, JKidd on IR, WTisdale activated, SAnderson on IR, GAnthony activated, MNorris released, games
• December 29 - Games
• December 28 - RPierce activated, MBooker released, games
• December 27 - SBurrell on IR, RAddison activated, KDuckworth on IR, DSchintzius activated, ACaldwell released, ADjordjevic released, RJordan on IR, MBrown activated, games
• December 26 - Dal-Sac trade, BPrice activated, CJones on IR, GNickerson signed, AHarvey activated, SScheffler on IR, MCamby activated, HDavis on IR, RWallace on IR, DWingfield activated, SBurrell surgery, games
• December 25 - RWallace surgery, DRobinson on IR, games
• December 23 - TBrandon Player of the Week, DRobinson injured, games
• December 22 - AWilliams signed, games signed, EGray released, SMack activated, EBennett released, ALister activated, DBrown on IR, DGray signed, LSimmons on IR, DMajerle on IR, MMuursepp activated, games
• December 20 - CBarkley and CDrexler fined, TCorbin on IR, HJames signed, ADjordjevic on IR, RJordan activated, games
• December 19 - LSimmons surgery, games
• December 18 - AHardaway on IR, KSmith signed, THamilton released, CSmith on IR, SHoward signed, games
• December 17 - ZTabak activated, games
• December 16 - SO'Neal Player of the Week, TWilson released, MCamby on IR, games
• December 15 - BFitch 900 wins, games
• December 14 - KThomas activaated, EPinckney on IR, SScheffler activated, NMcMillan on IR, games
• December 13 - DWingfield on IR, MButler activated, games
• December 12 - CJones activated, SMack on IR, NMcMillan activated, AHarvey on IR, MNorris signed, GAnthony on IR, SWebb signed, MBooker signed, JMcInnis released, IRider suspended, games
• December 11 - Games
• December 10 - BHill fired, GPopovich SA coach, EGray signed, DRodman suspended, SRoberts on IR, EPiatkowski activated, DScott activated, DDemps released, DHancock released, DRobinson activated, TKempton released, EDavis surgery, GAnthony on IR, games
• December 9 - TMills Player of the Week, JMashburn activated, FRoberts on IR, GKarl fined, CRogers activated, games
• December 8 - BColes activated, LRoe on IR, games
• December 7 - LJohnson suspended, games
• December 6 - LGreen activated, JWilliams on IR, MBryant activated, DHancock on IR, MHendrickson activated, games
• December 5 - LEllis activated, SMarciulionis on IR, RWilliams on IR, AHardaway activated, CRozier released, MCamby injured, games
• December 4 - CBrown-DHancock trade, RParish activated, LLongley on IR, games
• December 3 - MJordan Player of the Month, AIverson Player of the Week, DMacLean on IR, MButler on IR, JO'Neal activated, ZTabak on IR, SRoberts injured, games
• December 2 - DMutombo Player of the Week, RTomjanovich Coach of the Month, ECureton signed, BLohaus released, PLauderdale activated, games
• December 1 - HOlajuwon hospitalized, games