Today In Sports History: December 25

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U.S.A. – When you think Rick Fox and Christmas, the first thing that might come to mind is that movie with Vanessa Williams – but that was only his second best Christmas Day performance.

The late 90s early 2000s rivalry between Fox’s Los Angeles Lakers and the Portland Trailblazers was one of the most intense in the league during this era.

The beginning stages of that rivalry was in a Christmas Day game in 2000.

The Lakers lost 109-104 at home, but Fox was the perfect complement to Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant.

He finished with a season high 22 points, five rebounds and three assists.

He shot 6-10 from the field and also set another season high, 4-7 from three point range.

Nineteen years later Fox starred as roger in one fine Christmas, it’s required viewing this time of year.

Tennis

Justin Roberts is still the country’s top singles players but he’s now expanding his reach off the court into  media.

Roberts and Jody Maginley host the changeover guys podcast.

As former D1 college players currently playing the pro circuit, they offer a behind the scenes look at professional tennis at the futures and challenger level.

The duo discuss how they launched their pro careers, what it’s like being a doubles specialist, how to deal with setbacks, and some stories from life on the circuit.

Roberts is the highest ranked Bahamian player and most recently won the 25k PTT Boca Raton title in October. 

Basketball

Kentwan Smith gave his Anorthosis basketball club an early Christmas gift in Cyprus.

Smith’s game winner gave his club a 77-76 win in Cypria’s Opap basket league, 

With the win they improved to 6-3 and maintained third place in the standings.

He shot 4-7 from the field, including 2-5 from beyond the arch and added five rebounds with four assists.

Through nine games in the regular season, Smith is averaging 17.3 points and 8.6 rebounds per game while shooting 55 percent from three.

In eight games of Euro Cup play, smith is averaging 14.1 points and 8.3 rebounds per game.