The NBA funds the WNBA. The NBA will not be able to fund the WNBA with more than 50% of their audience. Further the WNBA alienated most of their fans by boycotting for a man that tried to finger rape his ex girlfriend.
I spent over $5k in the last four years on the NBA (front row seats, playoff tix, all-star event, jerseys, shoes, league package, parking). But when they made me decide btwn them and my country, I proudly selected AMERICA! 🇺🇸
I’m just an old guy that worked 42 years doing Linework for the electrical industry. I had the pleasure watching Bird and Magic save the NBA. We watched every years too, up to and including last year. We haven’t watched a minute of bubble ball. Yes
James Charles I worked 42 years climbing poles and working high voltages in the electrical industry and now retired Add it all together you get 64 years young
Yeah, and the only people watching/reading the articles being written by those journalists are other journalists. Seriously. Take a look at a blue-checkmarked 'journalist' on twitter. The only people reading and responding to his/her comments are other blue-checkmarks. It's like burger flippers at McDonalds all taste-testing each other's burgers and congratulating themselves on being the finest chefs.
When people look back on Lebron they won’t remember him favorably. He will NEVER be MJ and he wants to be. His God given gift has been overshadowed by his ignorance.
I really don’t understand why the owners don’t come out and speak to their “ex” fan base and apologize. Are they totally 100% beholden to the players and China now? It’s a miserable spectacle now.
@@kixmgc It will help a little if they explain why they were wrong. That they didn't realize the intentions of BLM were not to help black people but to foster Marxism and destroy the nuclear family
To the players yes. Basically what you are seeing is a very, VERY strong players union in the NBA. They run the show. They can opt out and hold owners and entire franchises and fan bases hostage, can do and say whatever they want with impunity. Then look at the NFL. If Jerry Jones or a Robert Kraft don’t like the way your eyes are shaped or their infant grandchild tells them to or if they have a dream about it they can black ball you from the league if they want. They have complete power in NFL. They make $$$$$$$. Serious money. Order of magnitude more than NBA, with better profit sharing between franchises. NBA is in a very dangerous place. For a different reason, look at baseball. It didn’t matter the reason(boredom basically), once they lost viewers they never recovered, and may never will. Baseball just cancelled playoff games so as not to disturb or compete with and lose to college football. Thats how far they’ve fallen. NBA right behind
That was my point. The NBA is as irrelevant now as then. It just happened really fast. They thought Lebron would save the day like Bird/Magic. Instead, he has played a major role in killing it.
Living in the Los Angeles area, I can tell you for a fact that I have not seen any Lakers car flags anywhere. And anytime the Lakers are in the Finals, they are usually everywhere. But not this year. Think about that.
Damn that’s true I remember being a young kid seeing them everywhere, my family even had them I used to love being in the car with my mom and dad flying the laker flags. Now I couldn’t even care less.
Look at this way those are basically the people that will be voting for Biden. If that ratio stands up then Trump will have the largest landslide victory ever. Which is a great thing! But I agree I wish they had a 99% drop in viewership. I'd say 100 but you know there is always a few that just dont get it.
Preach it Clay! I'm a Juvenile Corrections Officer and I deal with crap all day. I watch sports as a relief from the "real world". The last thing I wanna watch is political BS on the professional sports stage. Under-Educated NBA Athletes need to get some self-Awareness and stop preaching!
They need to get to the real story and not believe everything the media put out plus it stupid how democrats hollywood and media spent the last 4 years attacking the President when they should have been running their own states (California and Bew York).
I thought I was the only person not watching because of the “woke” agenda. You literally pointed out what I despise about nba. If NBA focused on the game without all the shitty commentary about politics and if lebron is better than Jordan, i swear the quality of the entertainment would go up 100x.
Lebron and the NBA could suddenly forget their woke political agenda overnight and the entertainment value still wouldn't be a fraction of what it was when Jordan played for so many reasons that have already been discussed many times before. But yes it would be better... don't know how it could be any worse.
I WILL NEVER GIVE THEM MY VIEWERSHIP OR BUSINESS AGAIN (THAT GOES FOR MLB AND NFL TOO)! THE ORGS THAT THEY SUPPORT HAVE TORN UP MY BELOVED DOWNTOWN CHICAGO TO WHERE IT'S UNRECOGNIZABLE! MEANWHILE THEY STILL CASH THEIR CHECKS AT THE BANK WHILE WE HAVE A HARDER TIME FINDING WORK!
Stopped watching after 15 minutes of first game in bubble... totally unwatchable. Stopped watching MLB, NFL, NCAA, etc. Canceled streaming TV service, ESPN app subscription. Deleted bookmarks to sports sections of newspapers covering the teams I used to watch. I’m not supporting sports coverage (or fake mainstream news broadcasting) with my time or $. Don’t miss it at all.
The NBA will be shocked when next season arenas are open and they’re every bit as empty as they are now. This is the dumbest business model that I’ve ever seen!!
Its strange that not one of these athletes has done anything for BLM after they left the bubble. Its almost as if they don't believe in the cause they are ruining there careers for.
There is nothing they can say or do that will get me back. I will never watch another game. I have even been changing the radio station when nba news comes on...
NBA Finals ratings are down 55%. Stanley Cup Finals ratings were down 61%. US Open ratings were down 45%. I wonder if there are common causes at work, or if we should treat one of these sports as different than the others.
I hope the up and coming players entering the league that are going to get paid a fraction of what they would have gotten five years ago know who to blame for that
I’m not sure what is worse. The constant political false narrative talk. Or the constant Lebron is this greatest. Lebron this Lebron that. My goodness they really make it hard to want to watch. So I don’t
Another thing nobody is talking about is the fact that the advertising contracts have minimum viewership clauses - meaning if ratings drop below xx.xx, then sponsors running ads during NBA games get refunds. I'm sure a lot of those are kicking in by now.
I read game 3 drew 4 million and a 1.5 share. I grew up watching Wilt, Jerry, and Elgin battle Nate, Jeff, and Jerry in the Oakland Coliseum Arena in the late 60's. I drove all over town to find the bar that was able to pull in the Lakers game on the satellite dish. In the '86 season, I was able to watch almost 60 games this way. I rarely missed a Sacramento Kings game. I cried tears of joy when David Stern and Vivek Ranadive et al saved the Kings when leaving was a virtual certainty. March 2018 (I think) the Sacramento Kings partner with Black Lives Matter. I have not watched an NBA game since.
If the finals were shown on TNT, I would watch. I don't think it is just about the NBA and how woke their players are. I think people are sick of ESPN / ABC's coverage of the games. When I watched playoff games on TNT, there was noticeably less mention of politics, and injustice. ESPN sucks! Thanks for helping ruining the NBA
The season was over when the Clippers and Bucks got knocked out. Matchups matter and the only teams that match up with the Lakers stacked lineup was those two teams. And even if the Bucks or Clippers did get matched up against the Lakers the league would have made sure the Lakers won. It is clear there is a message they want sent and one guy represents it more then anyone.
@Win From Within ummm. What? No shit. The official name for China is the People's Republic of China.......................... And they're communist. It had nothing to do with America. Get rekt.
To add to Clay's NBA ratings take: It is interesting that when Espn, Yahoo sports, and others discuss this ratings drop, they list several factors for the drop. But they ignore the elephant in the room, the 'woke' posturing has cost the NBA dearly. Lower ratings leads to lower fees for broadcast rights leads to lower salaries for NBA players. Seems fair to me.
Personally I dont know anyone who Wants to watch it this year. In years past ppl would talk about the matchups etc. ppl just arnt into it this year Im sure they may make some half hearted adjustments next year but Im not so sure they havent permanently lost fans over their extreme politics everywhere in the games.
As I’ve said and written many times here and in other places, NBA is dead. Have not watched one minute this year, and I used to watch all sports, all the time 🇺🇸
I remember last year when a lot of sports media were predicting a rating bloodbath because of the canadian team in the finals. Little did they know that the U.S. sports fans were much more likely to tolerate a team from another country than a parade of homegrown malcontents.
Sports were the only reason I had a TV service anymore now the activism has taken just enough enjoyment out of sports for me that I quit my TV provider and do not feel it's worth the money to sign up for a new one
And game 3 was even lower! Showbuzzdaily has the ratings. So, game 3 was 4.1 million. These are the lowest ratings ever, and that's including when the NBA finals were on tape delay and airing after 11:30 PM.(when CBS had the rights late 70s/early 80s). Even the late night/ tape delay ratings were almost double what the current NBA ratings were for game 2 and 3.
Game 3 went against Sunday Night Football and The Walking Dead season finale so I'd look for the Game 3 ratings to be even worse. Bama and Clemson are interchangeable but Georgia, Miami, and Notre Dame are wayyyyyyy to high.
It’s all the more glaring because the majority of people don’t have many places to go. And it seems like they are stuck in the position of they can’t walk back their stance. They have to see it through to the end, at what costs though? It’s all good until that paycheck potentially lightens up.
Magic played with a Spirit of Joy. Kobe played with fierce competitive Aggression. Labron Broods, Sulks & Whines. King James? The King may have clothes and a new $37 mill mansion, but his court has thinned by 70%. NBA echo chamber bubble won't hurt Labron. He has made his fortune. The next generation will reap what he has sewn..
The NBA’s full embrace of social justice is killing it’s brand, no doubt. Another reason is the timing of this years NBA finals in Sept-Oct rather than the normal time of May-June.
Jordan: Understood the NBA was about entertainment. He wanted to be the best and, as a result, the ‘hero’ of show. He became a role model through his determination and leadership, and hard work. His skills were a tool to be the best and attract an entire world to watch. James: Believes the NBA is a platform for his opinions. He wants to be the center of attention (‘member “The Decision”?). He wants to be a role model by hierarchy and social media popularity. His skills are secondary to the business. James will never be better than Jordan. Only of those too ever made the team, league, and world better around him.
James: Who are you, old man? Old man: I am Yu. James: Don't get smart with me. Who is your friend? Old man: He is Mi. James: Oh, man. How can I get back to America?
i’m one of those guys that doesn’t support the nba anymore. if the players want to push democratic policies than they should be the first ones to take cuts in their pay.
I read that only 20% of players are actually registered voter and an even smaller of them actually vote minus the European players. So they preach but only 70+ players go to the polls. Correct me if I read wrong.
I used to love the Lakers. Then LeBron started complaining that people in this country hate black people. Man, I used to worship these NBA players and wanted to be just like them. I was a poor white guy that loved to watch black millionaires throw a ball around. Now, I don't care anymore. I've wasted too much of my life following these guys.
what does this mean for the next NBA contract? Will ESPN want the rights next contract? anyway they could get out of the current deal? what other companies would want the deal next contract?
Kill two birds with one stone. If, the NBA goes, the WNBA goes.
Hallelujah!
The WNBA should've gone by 2003. They're probably worried about lawsuits which is why it still exists
Hold up, the WNBA is still around??
The NBA funds the WNBA. The NBA will not be able to fund the WNBA with more than 50% of their audience. Further the WNBA alienated most of their fans by boycotting for a man that tried to finger rape his ex girlfriend.
Is the WNBA still around?
I spent over $5k in the last four years on the NBA (front row seats, playoff tix, all-star event, jerseys, shoes, league package, parking). But when they made me decide btwn them and my country, I proudly selected AMERICA! 🇺🇸
Great job for doing your part for America. I don't watch or buy either.
Why would you ever pay that much for sports! Lol I hope you came to your senses to see that's foolish.
@Ryan Lee my whole 46 years on this earth! Never would spend that on sports! Ryan if that's you ? Lol a fool and his money will soon part! Lol
@Ryan Lee Ryan ! Lol have a nice day! Lol
i quit watching a few years back when Oakley outed them to be lazy blunt smokers and not professionals
I’m just an old guy that worked 42 years doing Linework for the electrical industry. I had the pleasure watching Bird and Magic save the NBA. We watched every years too, up to and including last year. We haven’t watched a minute of bubble ball. Yes
Amen brother. For me it was Stockton to Malone but similar feelings.
42 is not old man, im 19 and i can tell you 42 is young. Enjoy life, its beatiful
James Charles I worked 42 years climbing poles and working high voltages in the electrical industry and now retired
Add it all together you get 64 years young
@@carldavis6902 64 is the new 54...
dc_hello_1 it’s good
The only people watching the NBA are “journalists” and broadcasters. The fans left months ago.
They have some famous people posting about watching finals too 😂 oooo I’m loving this game blah blah yeah right
Yeah, and the only people watching/reading the articles being written by those journalists are other journalists. Seriously. Take a look at a blue-checkmarked 'journalist' on twitter. The only people reading and responding to his/her comments are other blue-checkmarks. It's like burger flippers at McDonalds all taste-testing each other's burgers and congratulating themselves on being the finest chefs.
I only see the political activist types supporting it these days.
And the gamblers !!
The politics are annoying but I still watch because I love NBA basketball 🤷🏿♂️
And I’m sure Whitlock and Travis still do too
Only 30% left to go
but still 99% brainwashed by far leftist ideology...these guys will have to do their own research or somebody with balls will tell them the truth.
We can do it! Turn it off!
Best comment👏👏👏👏
When people look back on Lebron they won’t remember him favorably. He will NEVER be MJ and he wants to be. His God given gift has been overshadowed by his ignorance.
And Greed.
I really don’t understand why the owners don’t come out and speak to their “ex” fan base and apologize. Are they totally 100% beholden to the players and China now? It’s a miserable spectacle now.
The answer is yes. The market for the NBA in China is huge.
This will take at least a decade to repair, provided they get on the right track next season. An apology wouldn't cut it at this point.
@@kixmgc It will help a little if they explain why they were wrong. That they didn't realize the intentions of BLM were not to help black people but to foster Marxism and destroy the nuclear family
To the players yes. Basically what you are seeing is a very, VERY strong players union in the NBA. They run the show. They can opt out and hold owners and entire franchises and fan bases hostage, can do and say whatever they want with impunity.
Then look at the NFL. If Jerry Jones or a Robert Kraft don’t like the way your eyes are shaped or their infant grandchild tells them to or if they have a dream about it they can black ball you from the league if they want. They have complete power in NFL. They make $$$$$$$. Serious money. Order of magnitude more than NBA, with better profit sharing between franchises.
NBA is in a very dangerous place. For a different reason, look at baseball. It didn’t matter the reason(boredom basically), once they lost viewers they never recovered, and may never will. Baseball just cancelled playoff games so as not to disturb or compete with and lose to college football. Thats how far they’ve fallen. NBA right behind
The left never apologize, no matter how wrong they are proven.
Look back at the late 70's, early 80's when the NBA finals were shown on tape delay at midnight. They were comparable to today. Devastating.
That was my point. The NBA is as irrelevant now as then. It just happened really fast. They thought Lebron would save the day like Bird/Magic. Instead, he has played a major role in killing it.
I've filled the sports void with the history channel and mr bean reruns.
Love Mr. Bean!!!
@Cj Me hehehehe
I'd rather watch paint dry than the nba
Hey the new curse of Oak Island season is starting soon on history. And then there's always ancient aliens! Haha now 5hats entertainment
That works
Living in the Los Angeles area, I can tell you for a fact that I have not seen any Lakers car flags anywhere. And anytime the Lakers are in the Finals, they are usually everywhere. But not this year. Think about that.
Damn that’s true I remember being a young kid seeing them everywhere, my family even had them I used to love being in the car with my mom and dad flying the laker flags. Now I couldn’t even care less.
TRUE
I was a Lakers fan since the mid 80’s. I dropped the Lakers this year. Bye bye.
@@isaiahmarquez9717 Same here man! Used to love the Lakers. They went on to win the championship this year and I really don't care AT ALL!
Still 4.2 million watchers of the NBA too many
Look at this way those are basically the people that will be voting for Biden. If that ratio stands up then Trump will have the largest landslide victory ever. Which is a great thing! But I agree I wish they had a 99% drop in viewership. I'd say 100 but you know there is always a few that just dont get it.
It's all blue checkmarks
Preach it Clay! I'm a Juvenile Corrections Officer and I deal with crap all day. I watch sports as a relief from the "real world". The last thing I wanna watch is political BS on the professional sports stage. Under-Educated NBA Athletes need to get some self-Awareness and stop preaching!
Boondock Saint 2 good comments
They need to get to the real story and not believe everything the media put out plus it stupid how democrats hollywood and media spent the last 4 years attacking the President when they should have been running their own states (California and Bew York).
He's spot on......no one's interested in watching the NBA finals.
Not true. LeBron's mom is watching on the couch at Mark Cuban's house with Delonte West.
@@50farmers Ouch........hilarious
I thought I was the only person not watching because of the “woke” agenda. You literally pointed out what I despise about nba. If NBA focused on the game without all the shitty commentary about politics and if lebron is better than Jordan, i swear the quality of the entertainment would go up 100x.
this brouhgt tears to my eyes someone understand why i despise the nba now
Lebron and the NBA could suddenly forget their woke political agenda overnight and the entertainment value still wouldn't be a fraction of what it was when Jordan played for so many reasons that have already been discussed many times before. But yes it would be better... don't know how it could be any worse.
I WILL NEVER GIVE THEM MY VIEWERSHIP OR BUSINESS AGAIN (THAT GOES FOR MLB AND NFL TOO)! THE ORGS THAT THEY SUPPORT HAVE TORN UP MY BELOVED DOWNTOWN CHICAGO TO WHERE IT'S UNRECOGNIZABLE! MEANWHILE THEY STILL CASH THEIR CHECKS AT THE BANK WHILE WE HAVE A HARDER TIME FINDING WORK!
Sounds like white privilege to me.
My hometown mpls too!!
I don't watch the NBA. Hope they go broke.
Never will happen but keep hating
Get woke, go broke.
They DESERVE to go broke after putting down the BEST COUNTRY in the WORLD and FANS who equal PAYCHECK. . DISGUSTING.
How long before the NBA are on "tape delay" again?
Sounds like the players are due a 70% cut in pay next year
Stopped watching after 15 minutes of first game in bubble... totally unwatchable. Stopped watching MLB, NFL, NCAA, etc. Canceled streaming TV service, ESPN app subscription. Deleted bookmarks to sports sections of newspapers covering the teams I used to watch. I’m not supporting sports coverage (or fake mainstream news broadcasting) with my time or $. Don’t miss it at all.
I seen a picture of the whole teams kneeling and disrespecting our flag.....GTFO of America!
The NBA will be shocked when next season arenas are open and they’re every bit as empty as they are now. This is the dumbest business model that I’ve ever seen!!
If the FINALS have these kinds of numbers, just imagine next year's regular season games with teams like the Knicks and the Cavs. LOL
Amen brother. Yeah it’s going to be brutal. The indictment will be damning.
Last game was proof fix is in to stretch amount of games
Eli Velez A championship ring with an Asterik
haven't watched one milisecond of the NBA
Well let me fill you in then...you haven't missed anything.
Its strange that not one of these athletes has done anything for BLM after they left the bubble. Its almost as if they don't believe in the cause they are ruining there careers for.
And they could do so much. Tutoring, helping with small businesses, being a Big Brother, etc.
it's easier to complain from a distance than to actually try to fix anything.
Nazi
Not only do I not watch NBA games anymore, I refuse to even look at online sports news regarding the NBA
There is nothing they can say or do that will get me back. I will never watch another game. I have even been changing the radio station when nba news comes on...
NBA Finals ratings are down 55%. Stanley Cup Finals ratings were down 61%. US Open ratings were down 45%.
I wonder if there are common causes at work, or if we should treat one of these sports as different than the others.
Mistah Unknown thanks for those numbers. I was at the beach
I hope the up and coming players entering the league that are going to get paid a fraction of what they would have gotten five years ago know who to blame for that
You are right history will not be kind to the guy who plays for the Lakers will be all is fault.
NBA is done.
Kick rocks LeBron.
The NBA finals are now drawing WNBA regular season ratings lol I hope both people enjoyed watching the game 🤣
I’m not sure what is worse. The constant political false narrative talk. Or the constant Lebron is this greatest. Lebron this Lebron that. My goodness they really make it hard to want to watch. So I don’t
Another thing nobody is talking about is the fact that the advertising contracts have minimum viewership clauses - meaning if ratings drop below xx.xx, then sponsors running ads during NBA games get refunds. I'm sure a lot of those are kicking in by now.
What happened to the NBAs fake boycott?
Money changed their minds.
I read game 3 drew 4 million and a 1.5 share.
I grew up watching Wilt, Jerry, and Elgin battle Nate, Jeff, and Jerry in the Oakland Coliseum Arena in the late 60's. I drove all over town to find the bar that was able to pull in the Lakers game on the satellite dish. In the '86 season, I was able to watch almost 60 games this way. I rarely missed a Sacramento Kings game. I cried tears of joy when David Stern and Vivek Ranadive et al saved the Kings when leaving was a virtual certainty.
March 2018 (I think) the Sacramento Kings partner with Black Lives Matter. I have not watched an NBA game since.
Tennessee at 7. wow, that's pretty incredible, I thought I was listening to ESecPN there for a minute...
Clay, You are absolutely right. The key word is entertainment when any opinion is added its no longer ENTERTAINMENT.
Love it. LeWoke and Adam Silver’s legacy finally comes into focus.
I hope the league folds!
This is the best news I heard all day
Politics Ruins Everything and the NBA is exhibit 1.
If the finals were shown on TNT, I would watch. I don't think it is just about the NBA and how woke their players are. I think people are sick of ESPN / ABC's coverage of the games. When I watched playoff games on TNT, there was noticeably less mention of politics, and injustice. ESPN sucks! Thanks for helping ruining the NBA
You have became one of my favorite broadcasters as of late , have not yet jumped the gun on the VIP yet but I think I might
Thank you Clay for being that guy who say it like it is. Keep up the good work 👍
Go woke , go broke. I think these players underestimated how many viewers were turned off by their politics.
I'm not turned off by their politics, I'm turned off by them trying to force it down my throat. Sports is entertainment not soap box fodder.
Nazi
70%?! At this rate theres not gonna be no more nba in the coming years
The season was over when the Clippers and Bucks got knocked out. Matchups matter and the only teams that match up with the Lakers stacked lineup was those two teams. And even if the Bucks or Clippers did get matched up against the Lakers the league would have made sure the Lakers won. It is clear there is a message they want sent and one guy represents it more then anyone.
I love basketball, playing and watching. But I have said my goodbye to NBA, forever, in my lifetime.
The answer to a 70% drop in ratings is, well, a 70% drop in wages. Wonder if LeBron will change his tune if he is making 70% less next season.
All I care about is college sports and lower now. And if they get woke I will quit watching them to. The NBA is sincerely doomed.
The People's Basketball Republic of China.
@Win From Within ummm. What? No shit. The official name for China is the People's Republic of China.......................... And they're communist. It had nothing to do with America. Get rekt.
To add to Clay's NBA ratings take: It is interesting that when Espn, Yahoo sports, and others discuss this ratings drop, they list several factors for the drop. But they ignore the elephant in the room, the 'woke' posturing has cost the NBA dearly. Lower ratings leads to lower fees for broadcast rights leads to lower salaries for NBA players. Seems fair to me.
It is still surprisingly high. Highest live attendance % is white. Highest viewers % black
Asians also watch NBA games ... at least a few of my Asian co-workers who LIKE basketball watch, or have watched recently.
Personally I dont know anyone who Wants to watch it this year.
In years past ppl would talk about the matchups etc. ppl
just arnt into it this year Im sure they may make some half hearted
adjustments next year but Im not so sure they havent permanently
lost fans over their extreme politics everywhere in the games.
Just to clarify. BLM basketball tourney. Not NBA finals.
That's great news, They deserve it !!
I was die hard fan on lakers team,was a partial season ticket holder.Not anymore. I don’t even watch a game. I went back reading books.
It's like riding along in a car careening towards a brick wall and Adam Silver won't put on the brakes to stop the crash.
As I’ve said and written many times here and in other places, NBA is dead. Have not watched one minute this year, and I used to watch all sports, all the time 🇺🇸
Virtually everyone I’ve talked to has stopped watching the NBA...
I remember last year when a lot of sports media were predicting a rating bloodbath because of the canadian team in the finals. Little did they know that the U.S. sports fans were much more likely to tolerate a team from another country than a parade of homegrown malcontents.
Sports were the only reason I had a TV service anymore now the activism has taken just enough enjoyment out of sports for me that I quit my TV provider and do not feel it's worth the money to sign up for a new one
Best Thing I've heard all Day
I didn’t know the NBA finals were on til I watched this video.
I would love to have someone explain to me what this means financially, how ratings drops can, could, or does affect the money.
Haven't watched a single minute of basketball since the 1st round of the playoffs. I'm completely fine without basketball right now.
And that's with people stuck at home
I was part of the 500,000 that watched BYU vs. Louisiana Tech instead.
I am checking the Padre scores. Been a fan since 68, yes a Padre fan......
Where can i find this tv ratings data?
Imagine a hit TV show shedding 70% of its ratings in a year. It would be cancelled instantly.
And game 3 was even lower! Showbuzzdaily has the ratings. So, game 3 was 4.1 million. These are the lowest ratings ever, and that's including when the NBA finals were on tape delay and airing after 11:30 PM.(when CBS had the rights late 70s/early 80s). Even the late night/ tape delay ratings were almost double what the current NBA ratings were for game 2 and 3.
Game 3 went against Sunday Night Football and The Walking Dead season finale so I'd look for the Game 3 ratings to be even worse. Bama and Clemson are interchangeable but Georgia, Miami, and Notre Dame are wayyyyyyy to high.
LOVE IT 🤣🤣🤣🤣. KEEP THIS GOING TO ALL SPORTS TEAMS THAT CONTINUE THIS SHIT!! IT'S WORKING!!
It’s all the more glaring because the majority of people don’t have many places to go. And it seems like they are stuck in the position of they can’t walk back their stance. They have to see it through to the end, at what costs though?
It’s all good until that paycheck potentially lightens up.
Best news I’ve heard in a long time.
Protest the nba and find the facts on outkick!
4.5 million normally they get that many watching from the state of California. Wow 😳 But you are right they may never recover.
There was over 100 million less people in US 40 years ago as well.
Magic played with a Spirit of Joy.
Kobe played with fierce competitive Aggression.
Labron Broods, Sulks & Whines. King James? The King may have clothes and a new $37 mill mansion, but his court has thinned by 70%. NBA echo chamber bubble won't hurt Labron. He has made his fortune. The next generation will reap what he has sewn..
The NBA’s full embrace of social justice is killing it’s brand, no doubt. Another reason is the timing of this years NBA finals in Sept-Oct rather than the normal time of May-June.
We had hs football on Friday night here in Oklahoma
and that is with no one in the stands and presumably at home watching
Good. Hopefully it’ll last long enough for salaries to go way down and teams start dropping 🤙🏼🇺🇸
Jordan: Understood the NBA was about entertainment. He wanted to be the best and, as a result, the ‘hero’ of show. He became a role model through his determination and leadership, and hard work. His skills were a tool to be the best and attract an entire world to watch.
James: Believes the NBA is a platform for his opinions. He wants to be the center of attention (‘member “The Decision”?). He wants to be a role model by hierarchy and social media popularity. His skills are secondary to the business.
James will never be better than Jordan. Only of those too ever made the team, league, and world better around him.
James: Who are you, old man?
Old man: I am Yu.
James: Don't get smart with me. Who is your friend?
Old man: He is Mi.
James: Oh, man. How can I get back to America?
Oh do you mean the tail doesn't wag the dog?
If the NFL NBA and all the others walk this back...still leaving the TV off.
Bad part that 13 mil last year Included at least 5 million from Canada 🇨🇦 lol
i’m one of those guys that doesn’t support the nba anymore. if the players want to push democratic policies than they should be the first ones to take cuts in their pay.
I read that only 20% of players are actually registered voter and an even smaller of them actually vote minus the European players. So they preach but only 70+ players go to the polls. Correct me if I read wrong.
Good for us. We don't need uninformed social justice morons voting.
I stopped rooting for Lebron when he left Cleveland the first time lol
It's amazing how so many people are concerned about the NBA. If I didn't know better, I would think they have an agenda please!
That's also with a pandemic going on and more people at home.
What were the ratings BEFORE the nba shutdown due to Covid-19?
I used to love the Lakers. Then LeBron started complaining that people in this country hate black people. Man, I used to worship these NBA players and wanted to be just like them. I was a poor white guy that loved to watch black millionaires throw a ball around. Now, I don't care anymore. I've wasted too much of my life following these guys.
TV contract gonna get small. Advertisers gonna pay less. Paycheck gonna get small. But the biggie is when franchises lose value.
Don't forget their sponsors.
what does this mean for the next NBA contract? Will ESPN want the rights next contract? anyway they could get out of the current deal? what other companies would want the deal next contract?
Sports is defined as the escape from responsibility
The self proclaimed king leading them into the pit!