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Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James was roasted after he boldly proclaimed that Christmas Day belongs to the NBA which this year had competition from a rival league for its traditional offering of holiday games.
The NBA has been mired in a prolonged ratings slump since the surly King James became its public face, with the league’s embrace of toxic left-wing politics also being a turnoff to fans. But for one day they did tune in, with the five games averaging 5.2 million viewers, the best Christmas Day ratings in five years.
But even though the ratings were a boon by the once-popular NBA’s now dismal standards, they were blown out of the water by the NFL’s two Christmas games on streaming video platform Netflix.
“I love the NFL, but Christmas is our day,” LeBron boasted before the numbers came in.
LeBron to the NFL: pic.twitter.com/6rvo5OncTt
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 26, 2024
While James and his Lakers’ game against the Golden State Warriors and fellow NBA superstar Stephen Curry averaged 7.7 million viewers with the late game between the Denver Nuggets and Phoenix Suns drawing 3.8 million, they were no match for the NFL which clobbered the NBA despite not being on free network television for the first time ever.
Netflix spiked the ball after an average of 24 million people tuned in for the games between the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans, both of which were blowouts.
Netflix NFL Christmas Gameday was a record-breaking day, reaching 65 million US viewers according to Nielsen!
With an average of more than 24 million people watching each game, Chiefs-Steelers and Ravens-Texans are now the top two most streamed NFL games in US history.… pic.twitter.com/m3CVRv41sq
— Netflix (@netflix) December 26, 2024
“Netflix NFL Christmas Gameday was a record-breaking day, reaching 65 million US viewers according to Nielsen!” Netflix wrote on X. “With an average of more than 24 million people watching each game, Chiefs-Steelers and Ravens-Texans are now the top two most streamed NFL games in US history.”
X users slam-dunked James through the hoop of reality.
LeBron should check the ratings before speaking
— Vincenzo Landino (@vincenzolandino) December 26, 2024
https://t.co/3fnYsrEIho pic.twitter.com/521zp0Ouyw
— (@StrawHatLife) December 27, 2024
Oh, really? Well, let’s compare tv ratings for today and settle this once and for all.
— Pro America Politics (@Pro__Trading) December 26, 2024
#RaiseHail
NFL to Lebron: https://t.co/jfktaIclJb pic.twitter.com/4UOSTeyGSv— Dugless Wonders (@dugless1ders) December 26, 2024
LOL
Men lie, women lie, ratings don’t lie. https://t.co/lfmjOHOfwf
— James Gibbons (@J_Gibbons52) December 27, 2024
Ratings show it’s the NFLs day
25m for each NFL game
Most watched NBA game had less than 8m
— Joe (@38Tampa) December 27, 2024
The nba needs to worry about fixing their own viewership issues before they try to police the NFL
The nba game is virtually unwatchable today, the game is a shell of what it was just a few decades ago
No defense, flagrant flopping, bad officiating, way way too many 3’s
— Justin (@Justin__NC) December 26, 2024
Roger Goodell could make the NBA non existent with the snap of his fingers https://t.co/Q8zKbKvfWR
— George Knievel (@georgeKnievel) December 27, 2024
The Christmas Day butt-kicking by the NFL is the least of the NBA’s worries with ratings in the toilet. James himself recently pushed the panic button about the league’s viewership crisis.
LeBron James on the NBA’s Declining TV Ratings: ‘We Gotta Do Something’
“Obviously the last couple years have not been a great All-Star Game … It’s not just the All-Star Game, it’s our game in general. There’s a lot of f**king 3’s being shot. So it’s a bigger conversation than… pic.twitter.com/ZUuMGtPH63
— Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) December 20, 2024
“We gotta do something,” James said last week. “Obviously the last couple years have not been a great All-Star Game … It’s not just the All-Star Game, it’s our game in general.”
“There’s a lot of f**king 3’s being shot. So it’s a bigger conversation than just the All-Star Game,” he said, lamenting the proliferation of low-percentage, three-point shots by players looking for the viral ESPN moment.
Unfortunately for the Los Angeles Lakers forward, his examination of the league’s troubles didn’t include a glance into the mirror with his own idiotic takes on politics and social issues alienating a considerable chunk of the league’s own fanbase, and he’s not the only one in the NBA who shoots off his mouth either.
Today’s NBA is a far cry from the league that was built by Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, and Micheal Jordan, one which drew massive television ratings and packed arenas back in the day when its slogan was “Fan-tastic” which it truly was.
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