The NFL is trying to ‘Deebo’ Christmas Day games from the NBA

The sports calendar makes it possible for you to know when games are being played. The league is trying to make its own.

After a frenzied free agency period that took a lot of the spotlight away from March Madness and college basketball at the beginning of that month, the NFL is doing its best to bully the NBA, by announcing that it will be on the last day of the regular season.

We have had a lot of success when it falls on an NBA game day, due to the respect we have for the NBA. It is something that our friends are interested in, according to Mike North, the Vice President of Broadcasting.

The entire Christmas weekend will be dominated by the NFL, with a Thursday night game on December 22, 11 games on Christmas Eve, and then Monday Night Football on the 26th.

This is how you destroy your competitors. The new Marlo Stanfield is Roger Goodell.

The NBA needs to respond in a way that will bring the glory back to Christmas Day games. Last year's much-hyped lineup didn't live up to expectations, so it won't be easy. There were enough stars and drama to entertain casual and loyal fans when it was announced that the Christmas Day slate would feature Hawks/Knicks, Celtics/Bucks, Warriors/Suns, Nets/Lakers, and Mavericks/Jazz.

Injuries messed everything up. The Hawks played in Madison Square Garden for the first time since ousting the Knicks in the playoffs, but Trae Young was injured. Klay Thompson, Luka Don, Kevin Durant, and Anthony Davis were all absent from the anticipated game between Brooklyn and Los Angeles. All of the stars were in the Celtics and Bucks game. It was scheduled in the early afternoon making it feel like a junior game.

With three games on Thanksgiving, the NFL is looking to have a second major holiday this year. The league will make sure this year's schedule is more attractive to a national audience after having a Christmas schedule that featured Cleveland/Green Bay and Indianapolis/Arizona last year.

It was announced on Monday that Amazon is willing to pay up to $100 million for a Black Friday game. It is being reported that it would be between $2.1 million and $3.2 million per team. You can pencil this game in on the schedule because the owners love money.

The NBA playoffs will be in the middle of the NFL schedule in a few weeks. Adam Silver is being made to bend his knee.