No matter who you are or where you’re from, the showdown between Stephen Curry and LeBron James on Christmas Day brings every basketball fan together.
Afterward, Curry and James Harden talked about the limited time all veterans have left in the next few days of action.
Harden was candid about his candid thoughts on watching two games that unfortunately will pit the aging superstars against each other on Christmas Day.
“Stephen and I were talking about it after the game. We love playing basketball. Father time is undefeated,” Harden said via Sports Illustrated. “It’s a real thing, especially for some of us, guys like us, LeBron probably feels the same way. Like we love playing basketball, that’s all we do our whole life. And We’re very good at this.
Harden added: “So it’s going to be difficult, and right now we only have a few minor injuries that when you’re young you might not be dealing with those injuries. But as I get older, my knee hurts a little bit. Yeah. It’s weird, but it’s part of life.
Harden made a sobering statement.
“We’re going to continue to work hard and continue to enjoy it and I hope the fans and the people who really love the game of basketball can embrace and cherish these moments because once players like us leave, you lose everything. You’ll never see them again.” “But we love this game and we hope you do too,” Harden said. “
Steph and LeBron gave Adam Silver a no-brainer Christmas because it was the most-watched Christmas ever and Over the past five years, NBA regular season games have attracted 7.76 million viewers, a 499% increase over last year’s prime-time ratings.
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