LeBron James takes shot at NFL over scheduling turf war: 'Christmas is our day'

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-12-26 19:07:10 | Updated at 2024-12-27 09:55:00 14 hours ago

LeBron James takes shot at NFL over scheduling turf war: 'Christmas is our day'
Yahoo Sports ^ | Wed, Dec 25, 2024 | Jack Baer

Posted on 12/26/2024 11:02:03 AM PST by MinorityRepublican

As is tradition, the NBA played five high-profile games on Christmas. When the ratings come out on the day's games, the NFL will almost certainly have drawn in more viewers.

You can bet the NBA's stakeholders are very aware of that fact, to the point that one of them outright challenged the rival league in his postgame interview. Speaking to ABC's broadcast crew after a thrilling Los Angeles Lakers win, noted football fan LeBron James said, "I love the NFL. I love the NFL, but Christmas is our day."

James' sentiment is likely shared around the league, though perhaps without the confidence.

One of the fun parts of the American sports calendar is how each league claims a different holiday. The NFL has had Thanksgiving for decades. The NBA has Christmas. College football and, more recently, the NHL have New Year's Day. MLB has the Fourth of July.

Since 2020, however, the NFL has pursued games on Christmas, with significant ratings wins over the NBA each year. In order to get four teams ready to play on a Wednesday this year, the league pushed their games the previous week to Saturday, taking advantage of an opening in the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 that allows them to play on Saturdays after the first week of December.

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To: MinorityRepublican

and there’s no Christmas party like a Diddy Christmas party!

2 posted on 12/26/2024 11:03:38 AM PST by Strict9

To: MinorityRepublican

I would think a racist like him would care more about Kwanza, not Christmas.

3 posted on 12/26/2024 11:04:33 AM PST by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)

To: MinorityRepublican

I think the NFL would win that battle.

To: MinorityRepublican

Christmas is our day

Christmas is Christ’s day and the NBA usurped it and is now, in turn, being usurped itself. Boo to both of them.

5 posted on 12/26/2024 11:06:25 AM PST by johniegrad

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