Charles Barkley on Thursday called out the NFL for encroaching on the NBA's territory by adding Christmas Day games to its calendar.

For decades, Christmas Day belonged to the NBA as tradition, per NBA legend Charles Barkley. From iconic matchups to wall-to-wall coverage, the league turned the holiday into a basketball showcase that became part of sports culture.

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.

Christmas Day includes three NFL matchups and five NBA games. We're previewing them all with picks, predictions, storylines and more.

The NBA lashes out at the NFL and its commissioner Roger Goodell after they decided to keep scheduling Christmas Day games.

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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.

NFL fans tuned into Netflix on Christmas Day expecting a full slate of compelling football. What they got instead was a watered-down product that failed to live up to the hype. Injuries ravaged rosters heading into the holiday.

Christmas is loaded with NFL football and NBA basketball games, including the 20th holiday appearance of LeBron James

The NFL's Christmas tripleheader on Dec. 25 features matchups that have lost their initial appeal due to injuries.

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets face Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves in this NBA Christmas Day matchup.