10-06-2020, 03:10 PM
(10-06-2020, 02:53 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Well...if your political leanings are preventing you from watching the NBA it is your loss. You missed some great games.
The league has been in a good financial situation prior to the corona crisis. Many owners actually made money in the last few months. Only a few (Rockets, Suns, Timberwolves) are facing some problems.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1934...ince-2005/
Overall the TV ratings aren´t as good as they were a few years ago but your agenda prevents you from looking at the bigger picture.
- Bubble games without fans might not be as entertaining
- Finals matchup isn´t competitive
- NBA games played in the summer with unsual tip off times and a packed schedule
- NFL, MLB and NBA games at the same time, a Nuggets game won´t get the same viewer numbers vs the prime time NFL game
- More people are switching away from traditional cable TV
- It´s an election year
Thats just mental gymnastics the revenue hit will be in the future the current money is past contracts. TV contracts have to go down its not sustainable. That will decrease team caps. If the cap goes to $75mil its a major pay reduction for players. Add in no fans so they have a hit to books coming up soon. And less viewers means less demand for player ads on TV, since they are too polarizing with their politics and stances. Merchandise is decreasing and will continue to do so. Its a massive financial tsunami coming. I mean look at the numbers! With some still in lockdown viewers should be up. Big markets in finals. Biggest name in finals. Yet: Sunday’s Lakers-Heat NBA Finals Game 3 averaged a 3.1 rating and 5.94 million viewers, marking the lowest rated and least-watched NBA Finals game on record.
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