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SOURCE SPORTS: LeBron vs. Luka and Steph vs. Ja Reportedly Part of NBA’s Christmas Day Lineup

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LeBron vs. Luka and Steph vs. Ja Reportedly Part of NBA's Christmas Day Lineup

Christmas Day is a marquee day for the NBA. Fans are able to plan their schedules now as Shams Charania has announced the rumored lineup of games for Dec. 25. The NBA’s slate of games will include the Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, and more.

Opening the day will be a rematch of the second round of the 2022 East playoffs, bringing Giannis Antentokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks to Boston to take on Jayson Tatum and the Celtics.

Madison Square Garden will see Christmas action as Jalen Brunson and the new look New Your Knicks will host Joel Embiid, James Harden, and the Philadephia 76ers. The Phoenix Suns will then be on the road taking on two-time MVP Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets.

LeBron James and the Lakers will head to Dallas to take on Luka Doncic and the Mavericks. And to close the day, The Golden State Warriors will host their new rivals, the Memphis Grizzlies.

Which game has your attention?

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SOURCE SPORTS: Ja Morant Put The League On Notice After Career High 52 Showcase

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Ja Morant already been putting the league on notice, but after two straight career scoring games, it might be time to put him in the MVP race.

Morant put up a career-high 52 points in the Grizzlies 118-105 win over the San Antonio Spurs. That also set a franchise record for points scored in a single game, and marked his second straight game in which he put up a career-high.

The 52 point showcase wasn’t even the best part of game. With 0.4 seconds left in the second quarter, Steven Adams delivered a perfectly placed pass down the full length of the court to Morant, who caught it and shot it in one motion while fading back along the baseline.

Morant, along with everyone else in the arena, was left speechless.

Morant finished with seven rebounds and two assists to go with his 52 points, and shot 22-of-30 from the field. He was a perfect 4-of-4 from behind the three point line. The Memphis Grizzlies in one short year, have come from NBA play in tournament darlings, to currently third in the Western Conference.

As the season is winding down, nobody will want the smoke with Morant and the Grizzlies.

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Grizzlies Minority Owner Justin Timberlake Broke His Social Media Hiatus To Promote Ja Morant’s All-Star Campaign

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In his third season, Memphis Grizzies guard Ja Morant has risen to full-fledged stardom. Averaging 24.7 points, 6.7 assists, 5.8 rebounds and 1.4 steals on 57.5 percent true shooting, he seems en route to his first career All-Star berth. He’s been awesome and is vital to the Grizzlies’ 28-14 record that sees them just a game back of the three seed out West.

Last week, when initial returns on All-Star votes were released, Morant sat third among West guards, about 118,000 votes behind Luka Doncic for a starting spot. So, on Tuesday, Grizzlies minority owner Justin Timberlake ended his self-imposed social media hiatus to advocate for the high-flying playmaker’s All-Star campaign.

Fan votes compose just half of the criteria for selecting All-Star starters, but Timberlake’s efforts surely won’t hurt. Stephen Curry has nearly two million more votes than Doncic and Morant, while Klay Thompson is fourth, more than 300,00 votes behind Morant. Among fans, it seems like a two-man race between Doncic and Morant to join Curry as a starter.

Morant and the Grizzlies are riding an eight-game winning streak and have the NBA’s fifth-best record this season. They’ll have a chance to make it nine in a row and add another layer to Morant’s All-Star hopes when they welcome Curry’s Golden State Warriors to town Tuesday evening.