Metta World Peace (© Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)

Suffering NBA stars remind us that Christmas is about shooting hoops

12/24/2012

Ah, Christmas time. That special time of the year when gifts are exchanged between loved ones, and families come together to celebrate life. But spare a thought for those less fortunate this Christmas. We refer of course to the NBA millionaires who will be forgoing their Christmas dinner to work long hours on the basketball court. NBA games on Christmas Day are as traditional as eggnog, and for some players, like Metta World Peace, that can be pretty tough. "My kids don't like it. My youngest doesn't like it at all," the Lakers forward said over the weekend. "I'm to a point now I forget it's Christmas, to tell you the truth." [Source]

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