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Lakers’ LeBron James Defends NBA Tradition: I Love the NFL, But Christmas Is Our Day

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Julia StumbaughDecember 26, 2024

Football SAN FRANCISCO, CA - DECEMBER 25: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots a free throw during the game against the Golden State Warriors on December 25, 2024 at Chase Center in San Francisco, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2024 NBAE (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/NBAE via Getty Images)

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LeBron James believes the Wednesday night thriller between the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors proved basketball still beats out football as the top Christmas Day sport.

“I love the NFL, I love the NFL. But Christmas is our day,” James said after the Lakers’ 115-113 win.

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LeBron shared a message after the Lakers thrilling victory over the Warriors on Christmas. pic.twitter.com/EiRDF9zLFF

Austin Reaves drove in for a layup with 1.1 seconds left in a tied game to seal the Lakers’ holiday victory over Steph Curry and the Warriors.

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AUSTIN REAVES WINS IT FOR THE LAKERS ON #NBAXmas! pic.twitter.com/7SFj98Lmuh

Curry had previously hit two three-pointers in the final 13 seconds of regulation to tie the score.

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HOW DOES STEPH DO IT ???? pic.twitter.com/ZnlHPtQtlm

Curry led the Warriors with 38 points while going 8-for-15 from behind the arc.

James, who was stepping up for an injured Anthony Davis, meanwhile paced the Lakers with 31 points while adding 10 assists in the victory.

The Lakers win, which marked the fourth time Curry and James have faced off on Dec. 25, wasn’t the only close decision featured by the NBA on its banner holiday.

The New York Knicks closed out a tight win over the San Antonio Spurs despite a 42-spot from Victor Wembanyama earlier on Wednesday, while the Philadelphia 76ers upset the reigning NBA champion Boston Celtics.

Those games were competing for viewers against an early afternoon tilt between the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers followed by an evening game between the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans. Both of the football games ended in blowouts.

The NFL began committing to Dec. 25 as a regular game day in 2020 and has now hosted multiple games on the holiday for four straight seasons.

It looks like James is hoping the NBA’s slate of close contests, capped off by a vintage battle between two of the league’s veteran stars, will help the league cement its hold on the Christmas Day schedule despite the NFL’s ongoing push to take over the holiday.

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