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The Los Angeles Lakers are a staple of the NBA’s annual Christmas Day slate, and for the first time in six years, LeBron James and L.A. face off against Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors.
It was not a Merry Christmas the last time the Lakers and Warriors matched up on Dec. 25. It was 2018 — LeBron’s first season in L.A. — and it was this game that James suffered the first major injury of his career. He went down with a groin strain in the midst of a massive win for the Lakers, and his extended absence would proceed to crush L.