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You kicked our a**: LeBron James takes a U-turn on NBA-NFL Christmas Day battle

LeBron James was the latest guest on New Heights podcast, hosted by NFL stars Jason and Travis Kelce

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The NBA Christmas Day games turned out to be an electrifying affair last month. All five games, including Lakers vs Warriors had went down to the wire, keeping the fans on their toes through out the day. After Lakers’ thrilling 115-113 win over Stephen Curry’s Warriors, LeBron James took a cheeky dig at NFL, stating, “I love the NFL, I love the NFL. But Christmas is our day.”

The NFL, which has hosted Christmas games since 2020, featured matchups like the Kansas City Chiefs vs. Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens vs. Houston Texans. While both NFL games ended in blowouts, they still pulled in huge numbers.

The NFL’s Christmas Day games which were streamed on Netflix, drew in 65 million viewers, while NBA managed to pull up 5.25 million views.

Now, in a surprising twist, LeBron admitted to the New Heights podcast, hosted by NFL stars Jason and Travis Kelce, that the NFL dominated in terms of viewership. “I saw the fu**ing numbers after the fact, you guys kicked our a**, LeBron said.

“From a viewership standpoint, y’all kicked our a**.”

LeBron also joked that while the NFL games might not have been as exciting, the NFL had Beyonce performing during the Chiefs-Steelers halftime which helped to pull big numbers.

“But you had fu**ing Beyonce”, the 40-year-old Lakers star said.

LeBron James claims it would easier for NBA players to transition into NFL

In the podcast, LeBron James threw in his two cents on the long-running NBA vs NFL debate and believes that it would be easier for the NBA players to transition into NFL than the other way around.

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“I want to say that I think it’s easier for a basketball player to try NFL over the NFL player trying to get in the NBA”, the NBA’s all-time scorer said.

“If an NBA guy decides to go play in the NFL, yes it’s going to take a transition period. For me, it would’ve been like getting used to getting hit again.”

When asked which NBA player, apart from himself, would have succeeded in the NFL, LeBron named Denver Nuggets’ Russell Westbrook and Minnesota Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards as his picks.

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