LeBron James gets trolled for saying Christmas belongs to the NBA after NFL viewership figures come out

The NFL Almost did everything possible to avoid Christmas.

Now, the league is also scheduling games on Wednesdays to get in on the holiday action.

was known as Christmas. The unofficial start of the NBA season – The season actually starts two months earlier – with classic matchups.

Wednesday featured the usual five NBA games throughout the day, while two NFL games kicked off.

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After a thrilling Lakers-Warriors Christmas night, LeBron James Made a bold claim with the NBA ratings down and the NFL as popular as ever.

“I love the NFL, but Christmas is our day,” he said.

The numbers say otherwise.

It should be noted that the NBA had a great day by its standards, averaging 5.2 million viewers on Wednesday, the most for a holiday in five years.

James’ game against Stephen Curry and the Warriors averaged 7.7 million viewers, peaking at 8.3 million. The 10:30 PM ET game between the Suns and Nuggets was also the largest late window ever with 3.8 million people.

But the NFL still dominates, with the Chiefs-Steelers and Texans-Ravens games averaging 24.2 million viewers despite both games being pushed to Netflix.

James was predictably trolled on social media.

NFL games will be played on five separate days in Week 17 when it’s all said and done. Thursday, Sunday and Monday are normal game days, and Saturday games are played after the season.

Christmas falls on a Thursday next year, so the NFL might be as loaded as its Thanksgiving tripleheader.

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The NFL’s Christmas viewership numbers didn’t match Thanksgiving numbers, while the NBA’s ratings improved after declining earlier in the season.

But it’s clear the NFL is king, no matter the day.

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