Television viewership is down from this time a year ago. This matters to Kevin Durant, a 14-time All-Star who's seen what the NBA can do.

Shortly thereafter, Durant logged onto X and started firing off posts, many of which were directed at fans complaining about the NBA. The first post was in response to a user lamenting the fact that San Antonio Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama and New York Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns shot threes over each other instead of dunking on each other.

In the final game of the Christmas Day slate the Phoenix Suns defeated the Denver Nuggets, 110-100. Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal led the way for the home side, scoring 27 points apiece to fend off NIkola Jokic's double-double performance and earn the win.