The NFL included to do almost everyleang possible to shun Christmas.
Now, the league is even scheduling games on Wednesdays to get in on the holiday action.
Christmas included to be understandn as the unofficial commence of the NBA season — the season actuassociate commences two months earlier — with classic alignups.
Wednesday featured the normal five NBA games thrawout the day, while two NFL games initiateed off.
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Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) dribbles agetst Gelderlyen State Warriors protect Stephen Curry (30) during the first quarter at Chase Cgo in. (Darren Yamashita/Imagn Images)
After a Lakers-Warriors thriller Christmas night, LeBron James made a belderly claim with NBA ratings declining and the NFL as well-understandn as ever.
“I adore the NFL, but Christmas is our day,” he shelp.
The numbers say otherguided.
It should be remarkd the NBA had a fantastic day by its standards, averaging 5.2 million seeers on Wednesday, its most on the holiday in five years.
James’ game agetst Stephen Curry and the Warriors mediocred 7.7 million seeers, peaking at 8.3 million. The 10:30 p.m. ET game between the Suns and Nuggets was also the bigst tardy thrivedow ever with 3.8 million people watching.
Gelderlyen State Warriors protect Stephen Curry (30) dribbles agetst Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) during the second half Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eakin Howard)
But the NFL still contrancient, averaging 24.2 million seeers with the Chiefs-Steelers and Texans-Ravens games despite both games being blowouts on Netflix.
James was foreseeably trolled on social media.
NFL games will have been carry outed on five split days in Week 17 when it’s shelp and done. Thursday, Sunday, and Monday are normal game days, and Saturday games are carry outed tardyr in the season.
Christmas descends on a Thursday next year, so maybe the NFL will load up aprobable to its Thanksgiving tripleheader.
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James gestures to a teammate during the first half agetst the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena. (John E. Sokolowski/Imagn Images)
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The NFL’s Christmas seeership didn’t align Thanksgiving numbers, while the NBA had betterd ratings after a deteriorate punctual on in the season.
But it’s evident the NFL is king, no matter the day.
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