NBA legend LeBron James finally made his debut appearance on the with Jason and Travis Kelce this week and the episode did not disappoint, as they hit on a number of great topics.
One of the funniest moments came when Jason Kelce asked James a simple question: Who owns Christmas? That stemmed, of course, from when James said after the Lakers' Christmas Day win over the Warriors last month: “I love the NFL, but Christmas is our day.”
The NFL had three games on Christmas Day this season, including Travis Kelce's Chiefs beating the Steelers on the road.
James had a very honest answer for the Kelce brothers:
"I saw the f—— numbers after the fact—you guys kicked our ass, OK?" James said to the delight of the Kelces. "From a viewership standpoint you all kicked our ass. The games weren’t all as great as they should have been but when you have f—— Beyonce out there…"
Here's that funny moment from the podcast;
The NFL did easily win the ratings war on Christmas, but the NBA put up good numbers, too. Here's more on that from :
So yes, football is king. Even King James knows it.