Charles Barkley isn’t a fan of the NFL playing Christmas Day games. Christmas used to be the sole purview of the NBA, but in recent years the NFL has began playing games on Christmas as well. This year the NFL is featuring a triple-header of the Cowboys vs.

The rest of this year’s NBA Christmas slate features the reigning champion Thunder hosting Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs; Steph Curry’s Warriors hosting the Mavericks, who have No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg; LeBron James’ Lakers hosting Kevin Durant’s Rockets and Nikola Jokic’s Nuggets hosting the Timberwolves.

“The NFL got greedy and started adding Christmas games,” Barkley, 62, said before the day’s slate of games on NBA Tipoff on ESPN. “We used to have this day to ourself, but [NFL commissioner] Roger Goodell and them pigs at the NFL always want to hog every day of the week now.”

NBA legend Charles Barkley did not hold back on the NFL after scheduling a triple-header on Christmas Day. Over the years, games on Christmas Day have become one of the NBA's most cherished traditions, as they have evolved into a national stage for the league’s brightest stars and biggest rivalries.

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