Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James prepares for his record 20th NBA Christmas Day game as LA hosts the Houston Rockets on Christmas day.

“The NFL got greedy and started adding Christmas games,” Barkley said on Inside the NBA. “We used to have this day to ourselves, but Roger Goodell and them pigs at the NFL always want to hog every day of the week now. Christmas is an NBA day.”

When asked what it means to play in his 20th Christmas game, James gave an honest answer about understanding the importance while personally preferring to have that day off.

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De'Aaron Fox scored a game-high 29 points to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 117-102 win against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Christmas.