One of the staples from the NBA's Christmas Day slate of games has been missing for the past few years, and Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James voiced

The NBA’s annual holiday showcase features five games, and four of them are star-studded matchups filled with intrigue. The other might as well be a lump of coal.

It's Christmas Day, that very special time of the year when the NBA is front and center on our televisions. So, what better time to discuss the league's biggest storylines? As we head into a jam-packed day filled with the league's premier talent,

Jimmy Butler is starting to play hardball with the Miami Heat with his long-term future in South Florida the subject of increasing speculation. ESPN's

Reporting for NBA Countdown on the line drawn in the sand: Jimmy Butler prefers a trade out of Miami, with two teams [Warriors and Suns] at the top of his desired destinations –

Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors will host LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Christmas in what will be yet another primetime showdown between two of the best players in league history.

NBA great Stephen Curry said he is appreciating his 16th season, knowing he is closing in on the end of his record-setting career. "It's OK to accept and acknowledge that the end is near," Curry said in a clip of an interview posted to the NBA on ESPN's account on X.

Stephen Curry is still one of the best players in the NBA at 36 years old. The Golden State Warriors still depend on Curry offensively, but he already admits to thinking about his life after the NBA.