Christmas is always divine for NBA fans. The fans can enjoy the games either by visiting the venue or sitting at home. Similarly, the NFL has jumped on the bandwagon this year with triple-game mania. The audience could witness both football and basketball mayhem on a sacred day. But the sports fans have their priorities straight, and they revealed it on Twitter.
After announcing a few games, the NFL has lined up gifts for the fans. There is a massive triple threat, and their playoff fate would be on the line for many of the playing teams. The NBA traditionally holds the spotlight on December 25th, but football will be giving tough competition them.
Confusion about what to watch?
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The reports about the 25th of December becoming double trouble for professional sports fans are spreading over Twitter like an inferno. It also sparked a meme fest, and the fans shared their reactions as well.
Going to sleep knowing there’s a full day of NBA and NFL tomorrow 🙂 pic.twitter.com/aItDdu0syw
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 25, 2022
But the fans have kept their priorities straight.
This user would prefer opening gifts and being with family, but he would catch up with the Rams-Broncos game.
I have a life. I’ll be chilling with the fam and opening presents. Only game I’ll watch is Broncos vs Rams cause it impacts Seattles draft picks, and I am a Seattle fan.
— KINGDOME (@KINGDOMEtwt) December 25, 2022
But this user is wondering if people still watch the NBA.
People still watch the NBA?
— Brad Arnold (@BradArnoldWX) December 25, 2022
This user made a GIF reaction to watch the Broncos in prime time.
we got the broncos on prime time pic.twitter.com/9eOr5UA7Bp
— J (@smith8982) December 25, 2022
Another user claimed nobody cares about the NBA.
Nobody cares about the NBA
— London Smith (@LondonAvaris13) December 25, 2022
This user would just catch up with the NFL.
Just NFL
— Prettyfella (@Prettyfella12) December 25, 2022
But this user claimed all of tomorrow’s games are not up to the mark.
literally all the nfl games tmrw are terrible
— Ag3nt (@AgentHasABigPP) December 25, 2022
Moreover, this user is ecstatic to see the Jaguars in first place at AFC South
and the JAGS are in 1st place on the AFC SOUTH 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼🔥🖤🥂🍪 #Duuuval
— john c (@djjohnc1) December 25, 2022
Will the NFL be a big threat to the NBA in terms of viewership?
Christmas time is a textbook NBA tradition. But the NFL is giving out some competition this year. The football league could be a disadvantage for the NBA in terms of viewership. To give some context, AS reported that the average viewership for televised NFL games during the 2021 season was 17.1 million. Moreover, the prime-time matchups exceeded 25 million.
The NFL is bringing a massive triple-header for Christmas Day!https://t.co/sw4TiyJ8lk#NFL #ChristmasDay
— AS USA (@English_AS) December 24, 2022
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The Christmas games would feature football icons like Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers in action. The games taking place on Christmas Day include the Packers versus the Dolphins, the Broncos going against the Rams, and the Buccaneers taking on the Cardinals.
Will the NFL games have a severe effect on the NBA? It is open to scrutiny.
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