the NBA celebrated the traditional day of Christmas with five games scheduled, as has been the norm for the past 17 years, although the tradition of its Christmas games dates back to 1947at the dawn of competition. This 2024, however, found a rival for the audience: the most powerful NFLwhich counterprogrammed the two meetings broadcast on Netflix.
For the NBA, Christmas Day is one of the best showcases in the world along with All Star Game and the end. The chain ABC and the ESPN They are doing a special 13-hour program in the United States and the signal can be seen on 215 countries around the world in 60 different languages. But on the 25th, the NBA, setting a day where the last four champions (Lakers, Warriors, Nuggets and Celtics) battled, offered Warriors-Lakersand Knicks-Spurs and a Celtics-Sixersand so on. He ran into the media opposition from a Chief-Steelers and a Texas-Ravenswith the performance of Beyonce included, before matchday 17 in the NFL.
A LeBron JamesNBA legend, don’t like it at all. After losing to the Warriors in San Francisco, the Lakers star was reluctant to show up in the NFL on a day that is important for American professional basketball on December 25.“I love the NFL, but Christmas Day is ours.”he sentenced.