LeBron James tells Travis and Jason Kelce that the NFL ‘kicked us’ at the Christmas with Chiefs game, Beyoncé’s halftime show

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LeBron James’ first appearance on the “New Heights” podcast with Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs and his brother, retired Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce, was released Wednesday. And when it’s a legendary NBA player talking to two legendary NFL players, the topic of NBA vs. NFL come up.

This conversation focused on Christmas, which has traditionally been known as an NBA holiday. However, the NFL has intruded on December 25th for the past few years and tried to make it a football holiday as well.

“Who Owns Christmas?” Jason asked LeBron. “Because according to you, ‘I love the NFL, but Christmas is the NBA’s,'” chimes in a grinning LeBron his own quote from 25 Dec about how Christmas is still the NBA’s day despite the NFL’s efforts.

LeBron talks big, but he knows what’s real and what’s not.

“I saw the f***ing numbers after the fact,” LeBron said. “You guys kicked our a**. Okay? Okay? From a viewer standpoint, you all kicked our a**. The games weren’t as great as they should have been.”

And don’t forget, LeBron is saying that about the games despite his Los Angeles Lakers beating the Golden State Warriors 115-113 on Christmas Day.

Although Travis said he thought it was a “pretty good game,” LeBron hit on the main thing that may have turned viewers off the NBA and on the NFL: Beyoncé.

“When you get that damn Beyoncé out there, Pat Mahomes and Travis, you go out there and kick Pittsburgh’s a**.”

It’s hard to argue that Beyoncé’s incredible country-themed halftime show didn’t steal some eyeballs from the NBA. After all, it is Beyoncé, and she performed in the middle of a game between the Houston Texans and the Chiefs, who are currently trying to win their third Super Bowl in a row.

LeBron insisted he wasn’t ignoring reality when he said “Christmas is NBA Day” on Dec. 25. He just felt the urge to defend his own league and sport against a more powerful enemy.

“You know when you go out there and you’ve got your little brother and he gets beat up one time and you’re like, ‘Hey! We didn’t lose that game! We’re here and we’re staying here!’ I had to stand up for the NBA.