LeBron James won the Christmas clash over Steph Curry and his Golden State Warriors. But his interview after the game caused some worry among his fans
The Chase Center played host to a thrilling Christmas Day clash between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors, featuring a marquee matchup between NBA icons LeBron James and Stephen Curry.
Austin Reaves scored the winning layup with one second left after Stephen Curry tied it on a 31-foot 3-pointer with seven seconds remaining, LeBron James had 31 points, 10 assists, four rebounds and two steals, extending his NBA record for the most points scored by any player on Christmas Day to 507.
LeBron thinking about retirement
When asked what does he love the most about the Christmas games, LeBron said: ‘It’s an honour to have the opportunity to play the game that we love in such a special day. With a smile on his face he continued ‘Me and Steph continue to do and try to do for our fans, for our beautiful fans‘
LeBron didn’t forget to give credit to Austin Reaves for his winning shot of the game: “Shoutout to A.R (Austin Reaves) that was big time” When asked about playing without Anthony Davis who got injured throughout the game, James answered:
“It is never easy to play without A.D, so everybody had to do a little bit more. The guys came in off the bench gave us a good push, so we had to be better than usual.” Then he said “It was a great win for us“
When asked about playing these games with Steph Curry for so long, LeBron scared his fans saying: “For me and Steph these games are so special. We don’t know how many more do we have and it is normal to start thinking about retirement.”
At the end of the interview, LeBron took a ‘playful jab’ at the NFL saying: ‘Marry Christmas to everyone, I love the NFL, but Christmas is our day. And he left abruptly, obviously happy.
