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A hundred and some points behind James is the late Kobe Bryant, who scored 395 points on Dec. 25 games by the end of his NBA career. Bryant is also firmly in the games played leaderboards with 16 holiday classics. His highlight was a 2004 42-point game against the Heat that culminated in a 104-102 overtime loss.

Savannah James' Instagram posts balance family, work and community. They give fans small, grounded moments, a game with Zhuri, a proud parent moment at a game or a note about a charity event. That steady presence makes her a clear partner in LeBron’s life and career.

“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.”

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has a strong opinion about playing an NBA game against the Rockets on Christmas Day.

Kevin Durant noted his appreciation for a now-almost-two-decade rivalry with LeBron James on Tuesday, noting he's faced James "two or three times," on Christmas Day. Durant shook his head in disbelief after a quick correction ahead of his fifth Christmas matchup with James on Thursday.

The NBA’s iconic Christmas Day games are right around the corner. With some of the best teams in the league competing against one another this holiday season, the event is bound to be a spectacular one.

Kevin Durant and LeBron James will square off on Thursday in one of the most highly anticipated Christmas Day showdowns this season.

There aren't many records in the NBA that LeBron James has not broken, and the Los Angeles Lakers star is set to extend his claim to the most Christmas Day appearances

Christmas Day in the NBA features a ton of terrific games in the 2025-26 season, as the league’s No. 1 holiday tradition never fails to deliver. And, this seaso

After having dipped its toes in the Christmas waters last season with two games, the NFL is wading deeper into the pool this year with three games Thursday.