LeBron James and Stephen Curry share the national spotlight as the Los Angeles Lakers play the Golden State Warriors on Christmas. Before the game, the Lakers superstar pulled off a playful prank on his longtime Warriors rival.

One ESPN analyst feels that the decade-long rivalry between LeBron James and Stephen Curry is lacking something that great rivalries in the past had.

The NBA has a viewership problem and there are many hands in the pot that could be to blame. Fans are dropping off the hardwood left and right as load management, poor quality of basketball and lack of North American stars have resulted in basketball’s ratings being down 25 percent year over year and over 50 percent overall since 2013,