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  • NBA Finals Game 2 Ratings Crash by 68%, Least Watched Finals Game in History

    From Ubiquitous@weberm@polaris.net to alt.tv.pol-incorrect,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,rec.arts.tv,alt.sports.basketball.nba,rec.sport.basketball.pro on Mon Oct 5 05:11:01 2020
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    Both Game 1 and Game 2 of the NBA Finals between the L.A. Lakers and the
    Miami Heat have suffered the worst ratings crash in the leagueAs entire TV broadcast history.

    Despite the matchup including two of the leagueAs biggest stars (LeBron
    James and Anthony Davis), Game 1 of the Finals on Wednesday was a huge
    ratings disappointment for the NBA.

    Game 1 averaged only a 4.1 rating and 7.41 million viewers on ABC, ocomfortably the lowest rated and least-watched NBA Finals game on record (dates back to 1988),o Sports Media Watch reported.

    But if the league thought things might improve for Game 2, it had a bitter pill to swallow because the second in the series did even worse than the first.

    Game 2 cratered with just 4.5 million viewers and a dismal 1. 9 in the ratings. This embarrassing showing was down 68 percent over Game 2 in 2019.

    The 2020 Game 2 event now rates as the lowest ratings ever for an NBA
    Finals game. Until Friday, WednesdayAs Game 1 was the lowest-rated in
    league history. So, it seems the Finals keep going down.

    This horrific collapse should not be surprising after polls have found that many fans now believe that basketball is far too political.

    A Sept. 2 Harris poll found that 39 percent of respondent who identified as sports fans felt that the league was too political. And another 19 percent said that they had turned off pro basketball because of the NBAAs deep
    links to China.

    The 2020 post-COVID season launched with the heavy-handed presence of the anti-American Black Lives Matter agenda.

    https://twitter.com/i/status/1289008128374145024

    For his part, OutKickAs Jason Whitlock thanks LeBron James for personally destroying the NBAAs popularity.

    Jason Whitlock
    Killing the NBA's popularity in the US will be LeBron's legacy.
    Didn't have to be this way. Sad. Can't be the GOAT if you kill the
    game. #AirJordanForever
    https://twitter.com/WhitlockJason/status/1311806189597007878



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