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LeBron James Angry About Christmas Uniforms Before Lakers-Warriors Clash

Everyone misses these jerseys.

Andy Nesbitt

LeBron James and the Lakers take on Steph Curry and the Warriors on Christmas.
LeBron James and the Lakers take on Steph Curry and the Warriors on Christmas. / Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images
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LeBron James will be spending his Christmas the same way he has throughout most of his NBA career—playing in a primetime game as his Lakers will take on Steph Curry and the Warriors at 8 p.m. ET.

While James is looking forward to another matchup with Curry, he doesn't seem to be happy about something that will be missing from the holiday game—special Christmas uniforms that teams wore for a few years before Nike took over the league's uniform contract in 2017.

James fired off this frustrated tweet hours before tip-off: "Not having Xmas day unis anymore really sucks! That was a great feeling walking into the locker room and seeing those. It was literally like receiving a [gift] ! Whomp whomp!"

There's nothing like getting a cool gift on Christmas. Now James will have to settle for just getting a win.

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Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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