The trend continues! The NBA just can’t catch a break!
The trend continues! The NBA just can’t catch a break! Low ratings have been a continuous problem for the NBA since having the NBA Bubble. This is a hard one to swallow, not only because it is the NBA Finals. But this is the lowest TV ratings the NBA has ever gotten for the Finals, which was at 7.4 million viewers. That was the lowest since starting to be viewership recorded in 1994.
This is 45% percent down from last year’s Game 1 of the NBA Finals. That was featuring the Warriors-Raptors matchup. That was at 13 million viewers. What makes this even worse is that this is the fourth-straight Game One of the Finals for them.
The last time viewership for a Game Three was that low would have been in the 2007 NBA Finals, that featured the Heat-Cavs matchup. Look at that, LeBron still can’t bring up the ratings. That was the first time he was in the NBA Finals, this time it is his 10th. All joking aside, that matchup was at 8 million views.
Now, you have to ask the question. Why are their viewership ratings down?
People around the world have been expressing their disapproval for what the NBA has been doing that isn’t promoting basketball and their brand. So that means not watching any of their games, pretty much boycotting the NBA.
The NBA, currently, isn’t pleased about this situation. They are not happy that they are having tough luck in ratings with the Lakers (involving LeBron) being in the NBA Finals. Hopefully, there will be more exciting moments to the NBA Finals and that will get fans excited for these games again.
Do you think the ratings should be tanking this much? Is it the NBA’s fault? Sound off in the comments below!
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