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Bears-Seahawks, Jimmy Butler and Christmas Day games in retrospect in today's Roundup

By Evan Bleier

Bears quarterback Caleb Williams rolls out of the pocket against the Seattle Seahawks.
Bears quarterback Caleb Williams rolls out of the pocket against the Seattle Seahawks. / Talia Sprague-Imagn Images
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Everybody's working for the weekend — and it's here...Let's go...Bears and Seahawks set football back with Thursday night snoozefest...Al Michaels hilariously summed up Bears-Seahawks game with a perfect baseball joke...Erik Spoelstra wants his best player to remain in Miami...Heat doomed to make Jimmy Butler realization the Wolves know all too well...De'Aaron Fox's 'connection' with Miami Heat star could lure him away from the Kings...Should the NBA abandon its Christmas Day games? Ian Eagle weighs in...Sorry, LeBron: Christmas Day now belongs to the NFL, not the NBA...The NFL needs to step away from Christmas Day games...Greg Oden returns to Portland to share a powerful message for players...Teddy Bridgewater's championship run continues with his return to the Lions...Mookie Betts still mad about World Series incident...NBA fans are concerned after Kawhi Leonard's latest picture shows his knees...This one reason might be why Corbin Burnes hasn't signed yet...Former NBA player names 'only cure' for Luka Doncic's sprained calf...Cristiano Ronaldo's dreams of owning a 'big club' aren't far-fetched...Steph Curry has a clear response to 3-point shot's role in NBA's 'evolution'...Klay Thompson thinks Steph Curry isn't 'the greatest to ever shoot it'...Surprise Big 12 team sits atop current transfer portal rankings

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RIP

Never forget

Gotta be confident

Hmm....

Get it, get it

Anything to distract from the game

Scary for Chicago fans

You love to see it

Finally

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