AROUND the NBA:

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Viewership decline is a huge problem and if it’s not fixed the NBA will eventually become a shell of itself. Many have expressed some of the core problems: difficulty in watching your home team, regular season almost meaningless, too many star players missing too many games and so on. A lot of the problem goes back to too many games in too short of a time. Back to backs, 3 games in 4 nights, 4 games in 6 etc, destroy the product. Nobody wants to watch a basketball game where the players are too tired, or just not engaged. That’s why playoff basketball is so enjoyable. The players care and are typically well rested especially in the finals. The solution to improving the product is to reduce the number of games and have a maximum 3 games per week. This keeps the players rested and can dramatically improve the quality of the product on the court. A better product should increase viewership. However, this is a difficult pill to swallow. Fewer games generate less revenue for owners and eventually players. It’s just a difficult situation to reconcile