Charles Barkley complains about NFL “pigs” hogging Christmas

[Street Knowledge]

Charles Barkley is apparently surprised the NFL hasn’t expanded to San Antonio.

The former NBA great and all-time broadcasting legend has called out the NFL for horning in on Christmas, which previously was exclusively pro basketball territory.

“The NFL got greedy and started adding Christmas games,” Barkley said on Inside the NBA, via Colin Salao on Inside The NBA. “We used to have this day to ourselves, but Roger Goodell and them pigs at the NFL always want to hog every day of the week now. Christmas is an NBA day.”

The NFL didn’t get greedy, however. The NFL has been greedy. For a long time. The NFL only realized recently that it could stage up to three games on Christmas and rack up big ratings, even when the games are far from compelling.

This year, the NBA had an impressive slate of games, with all of them on ABC. And the trio of so-so streaming-only NFL games undoubtedly will outdraw the basketball contests, even though the quality of the NFL’s 2025 Christmas offerings were far closer to coal than crystal.

And while Barkley is the man, the NBA doesn’t own Christmas any more than the NFL or anyone else does. If anything, the NBA should be glad the NFL allowed it to commandeer Christmas for as long as it did without having to deal with the kind of competition that will always beat the NBA in a head-to-head battle.

Even if it was an NBA Finals game against the Browns and the Jets.

Charles Barkley complains about NFL "pigs" hogging Christmas

Charles Barkley is apparently surprised the NFL hasn't expanded to San Antonio.

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[AnonymityX1000]

Is this the first year of NFL games on Christmas?

 

[MikelArteta]

Is this the first year of NFL games on Christmas?

Nope

 

[Doctor Doom]

NFL will prolly deebo Silver next year with a full slate of good games

 

[Straw Hat Luffy]

Tbf silver said we are okay. This is a highlight league that we can rewatch the games on YouTube. Everyone is doing it.

 

[SchoolboyC]

Saw someone say similar on Twitter but tradition aside, the fundamental difference between NBA on Christmas and NFL on Christmas, is at this point of the year the NFL regular season is winding down while the NBA’s is hitting its stride

If this had been Week 5 or 6, then those NFL matchups would’ve been a lot more interesting. But as it stands those matchups looked awful on paper and doesn’t sound like they beat the allegations.

Either way, I don’t give a shyt. The people who want to watch basketball will watch and a lot of those who put the NFL on weren’t going to watch the NBA regardless.

 

[TELL ME YA CHEESIN FAM?]

I tried watching both Sports but them shyts were boring
Watching teams who already got knocked out of the playoffs wasn't appealing either

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

NFL will prolly deebo Silver next year with a full slate of good games

They tried to do that this year but injuries piled up and teams that were supposed to be good ain't shyt. There's no real way to secure a good slate of games.

 

[god shamgod]

Chuck funny af

Inside the nba had draymond on and he was like “miss y’all ,missing being on the show” and chuck said don’t worry you’ll be here as soon as the playoffs start

 

[Lil Bape the PostGod]

NFL will prolly deebo Silver next year with a full slate of good games

On paper heading into the season this should’ve been a good slate of games

All the teams but the cowboys were playoff teams

It’ll be the same next year when it’s like Seahawks vs bears..and injuries and stuff happen and they both 3-11 or something

They’ll still do 5x whatever warrios vs Knicks and Celtics vs lakers does so it doesn’t ultimately matter

 

[010101]

nba gotta stick with expanding their crowd worldwide

hoops has the superior star.power

but the nfl trumps with the stadium capacity & crowd size

*

 

[MJ Truth]

Would the NFL still have had Christmas games if it didn’t fall on a Thursday?? Thursday is an NFL day anyway.

 

[BlackAchilles]

Would the NFL still have had Christmas games if it didn’t fall on a Thursday?? Thursday is an NFL day anyway.

They trying to nudge is into year round football

 

[Jplaya2023]

Tell NBC you get a thanksgiving triple header next year. Or just start the season on Christmas. Goodell and Stern had a handshake agreement to not infringe on eachothers holidays. You would see a game on thanksgivng for the NBA and nfl on christmas on Sunday

 

[Buckeye Fever]

Didn't watch any NFL games yesterday.

Looking at the highlights, watching those games would've been like watching paint dry.

But many NFL fans are like that woman that has a man who cheats and beats on her, but she never has the thought of leaving.

Goofies would have a watch party for a game with teams out of the playoffs race