One of my favorite parts of Christmas day is the large amount of NBA games on during the day. This year there are 5 games, and some of them should be quite good. Bulls @ Knicks, noon ET, espn. Celtics @ Magic, 230 pm, abc. Heat @ Lakers, 5pm, abc. Nuggets @ Thunder, 8pm, espn. And finally Blazers @ Warriors, 1030 pm, espn.
With all of these games, a few people, like Phil Jackson and LeBron James, have talked about how they wish there weren't games on Christmas so they could be with their families. But they get paid a lot of money to entertain the people who are off work today. And they get paid a lot more than me, and yet I'm writing this post while I'm at work right now.
With all that being said, I came across some interesting Christmas day info from espn. Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal will each play in their 13th Christmas day game today. This will tie them with Dolph Schayes and Earl "The Pearl" Monroe for the league record. Phil Jackson will coach his record 18th Christmas day game today, but he also played in 10 games on Christmas in an 11 year spam from 1967 to 1977. The record for most points scored on Christmas day is 60 by Bernard King of the Knicks in 1984.
So enjoy your Christmas, an if you get a chance to watch some basketball for me, do it.
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14
