This is Really How the NBA Lost it's Aura

[@osamabinlaggin3281]

NBA lost its aura when Chris Smoove wasn't able to post game recaps on YT

[@kinggeedorah6159]

yoooo im dead lol

[@dyo1001]

THIS! SUPREMELY UNDERRATED COMMENT

[@Kyluhd]

Wowwwww I always wondered why he didn’t post anymore :/

[@The_chosen_one23]

Big Facts, I miss those videos he used to make 😢

[@SawsePapi]

FACTTTTTTTS USED TO LOVE WATCHING HIS VIDS... HIT EM WITH THE MANUAL!

[@SheevP66]

NBA owners need to grow a pair of balls and stop offering max contracts to bums.

[@ike.o6944]

What does that have to do with the ratings being low?

[@fagaca01]

@@ike.o6944That Draymond getting max $$ is stoping the Ws from building a competitive team around Curry for his last runs. Sixers are done since throwing $$ at Paul George.

[@NathanStLouis-fz1lc]

Fans need to stop Watching bums

[@unbvghhhu]

SUPERMAX/ MAX CONTRACTS KILT THE NBA ON GOD

[@ike.o6944]

@@unbvghhhu Don't put that on God because that's a personal opinion of yours and not facts. If that were true, why were the ratings at its highest during the superteam era? I'm waiting

[@mog7501]

This is why Wemby is gonna be so special. Forget his basketball ability. His mindset is incredible. He, himself, complained that some of the current stars disappointed him in their mentality. He's humble and consistent. Add in his incredible basketball ability and he's the guy we've been waiting for.

[@richrodgers9961]

I like his attitude but nope. I don’t see it.

[@yzm2065]

Not the way he chucks up these threes nowadays. He’s screwing up his own bag, which he has the talent to execute all over the court.

[@battousaithekingslayer9913]

Please lmaoo, he plays no different than everyone else and has no personality. Hes not next up, if he actually played unique instead of flinging up 16 3s a game

[@ORA2164]

Ur blinded by talent. His attitude is absolutely terrible. Bad sportsmanship and nothing but excuses when they lose.

[@notsoperfectdrummer]

Calm down buddy lol

[@RatKing59]

“This is how NBA lost its Aura; but first, Draft Kings.” Yep.

[@LoCoAde87]

HAAHAH and for real, that is also part of the problem with the NBA. I am Irish. Betting has long been part of everyday life unlike much of you guys Stateside. But it is unreal how obnoxious and driven down your throat gambling has becoming, so quickly in sports.

[@ClutchCornerr]

@@LoCoAde87 sports betting is ridiculously forced on us js like the whole gender war but difference is ppl only like things forced on them when they end up liking it (tht sounded crazy I didn’t mean it like tht) 😭😭😭😭😭

[@LoCoAde87]

@ClutchCornerr Oh I know. I lived Stateside for 4 years and I felt dumber for it. No offence. Not that it's perfect here. Like, again. Sports betting is ingrained in Irish culture. But just on mainstream TV alone, you rarely hear it brought up outside of greyhound and horse racing. I legit laughed at this guy being sponsored by Draft Kings and mentioning it a minute into the vid.

[@futureDreamer4]

The league doesn't market Giannis, Joker,and Luka. Which is crazy because these are the top players in today's NBA. Hopefully they start marketing those three and Wemby.

[@occam5375]

The league is fearful the best players are not American. It's that simple.

[@anniecharbonneau6657]

Preach

[@artricegreene4157]

Nba doesn't want to market foreign players

[@ervinlands]

Not that they don't want to market them. Americans just won't buy them no matter what and they are their biggest market

[@occam5375]

@@ervinlands That’s sad. The game is incredible and has worked hard to instill the love for game across the Atlantic and Pacific. Let the love of the game prevail. Have some faith and give General American fans a chance. Fear or perception can be and should be challenged

[@Jgoluvs]

NBA lost its aura when dudes were switching teams every off season, online discussion is all about numbers and stars, the game isn't even about the teams and overall narrative anymore its just about how lebron kd and steph can become even greater

[@PhenomRom]

It lost its viewership because most of the game is filled with “we have a gambling addiction, would you also like a gambling addiction” and it’s impossible to watch.

[@IllMatic97]

The NBA has always been a primarily player driven league bruh. If the teams mattered as much we wouldn't have so much garbage.

[@penguiinx5357]

@@PhenomRom Nfl has gambling ads if not more, but it has been climbing in viewership

[@DreSocial888]

@@PhenomRomhell yeah ! Sports betting is a cancer to all sports these days .

[@MrBubblecake]

American professional sports has always been star driven. The problem is thing like the NBA SuperTrap contract, that’s keeping stars like LaMelo from moving on to better teams that people actually want to watch. That’s the problem, these contracts are so long, and players have nothing to gain by switching teams but pride until they’re already on the wrong side of 27. Lillard was another prime example of that, instead of watching lillard help teams make finals runs, we watched him put him crazy stats on a garbage team that never had a real chance of coming out the west. There would be more parity if players switched teams more often, and without forcing their way out and forcing the team that gets them to lose a ridiculous amount of assets win a trade. More players need to switched teams in free agency, rather than trade. But the NBA has rigged the contract rules to avoid stats ending up in free agency because of what KD did.

[@pamoon_]

Let's be honest, the NBA tried to market someone to be the face of the league, but failed three times (Andrew Wiggins, Ben Simmons, Zion Williamson, etc.) The best player in the league right now isn't being marketed properly, plus the whole NBA being afraid to market European players as the face of the entire league. Don't be afraid to market non-American players as the face of the league. The MLB is doing this with someone from Japan and someone from the Dominican Republic.

[@TurboGauchiste]

Preach

[@lonty_]

It’s not that Jokic isn’t being marketed, his play style and personality just don’t appeal to the casual fan

[@NirYuZy]

Bro they don't even market own players like where my boy Paulo at😭

[@christheclamper6614]

Jokic is boring and if he wins mvp again I'm done with the league

[@mattylatvala43]

Of course the guy with a joker pfp is a casual ​@@christheclamper6614

[@m-ok-6379]

the new players are not hungry because they make bank before proving themselves to the fans.

[@carontorliak2760]

Honestly I dont blame them, these guys all started playing ball since they were born. Who knows if they truly love the sport, but they were given opportunities to excel from a young age through youth leagues and AAU. Getting into the NBA and getting that first contract may be the end goal for some of these guys as it finally gives them the reward for the decades of basketball they played. A championship might just be the icing on the cake.

[@alansalgado2740]

There’s an actual scientific study that proves this too.

[@longlivetheblackmamba2-8-24]

Some but not all. We need to focus on the players that care not the ones that don’t

[@hmmmmmm6901]

No Rivalries too between players and teams. It’s like it’s just they job and not a passion to go out and compete

[@IllMatic97]

For some players it is just a job. I think dudes like you get lost in this context, just because a person is good at something doesn't necessarily mean they enjoy it just means they're good at it and stick to what they know. Also the misconceptions that "players are too buddy buddy to be rivals" is a false narrative pushed by old heads that made it seem like after every NBA game players grab the Gat and settled it in the streets.

[@tlxxlt4745]

lol, the worst narrative out there. All of this just because they don't fight all the time. You're watching on TV, until you see it up close and realize how physical they play. Night after night, there's someone coming to stop you and get the best of you. You see a couple of dudes hanging out and your perception gets warped. There's a scouting reports to beat people. Apparently, you just are ignorant.

[@christheclamper6614]

​@IllMatic97 you literally just seen lebron and curry laughing with eachother the same player that denied lebron 3 rings you'd think kobe or mj would do that? Your take is false 😂

[@lukaleirens2813]

@@christheclamper6614 why should bron hate curry over a kids game lmao

[@wropkladfgcvnmqwertyoiugh3378]

Bruh its just a game

[@AnthonyMonda]

In all fairness: Bron and Steph have made it difficult for the NBA to pivot. Their teams (debatable), stat lines, highlights are still so relevant! Usually it’s more a natural fading out of a superstar based on their play, which forces the NBA to highlight others. These guys just keep being good and elite players in the league.

[@shade0180]

BSteph is still in his 16 season so he at least got 1 year.. Most playing career would be around 13~16 season. Bron really has overstayed.

[@IllMatic97]

​@@shade0180 LeBron overstayed years ago yet he's the one basically paying the mortgage. So he stays.

[@otismichael2583]

​@shade0180 not his fault younger players haven't stepped up. Ben Simmons, Ja Morant, Zion Williamson were supposed to be the next young superstars but they fucked up.

[@dj2k460]

​@otismichael2583 exactly! The media was so quick to claim Ben Simmons was the next LeBron, embid the next Shaq, called Luka baby bird, Anthony Edwarda the next MJ? Yet NONE of them have won anything and what's crazy is that LeBron and Steph have outlasted alot of the new generation

[@nav9867]

@@dj2k460big facts

[@BS-uj3ny]

The NBA media is still stuck in 2016 and is not realizing the year is 2024 when the main stars in the league are not Lebron, Steph, Russ, Harden, and KD anymore, yet people wonder why other players aren't seeing the same level of exposure.

[@MrCalverino]

EXACTLY 💯💯💯

[@BigA678]

They would rather show 40 year old Lebron on national tv instead of Ja & thats why the ratings will keep dropping

[@battousaithekingslayer9913]

@@BigA678yet bron is one of the reasons ratings rise lol

[@kaekae1782]

@@BigA678yea bt that’s who ppl wanna see.

[@Blafard666]

Except that, the last REAL stars in the league ARE Lebron, Steph, Russ, and KD ... 😆

[@IRONSHEIKBURNERACCOUNT]

NBA lost its aura because of this stupid championship or bust mentality. After a couple decades of being told nothing matters until the playoffs, you can't be surprised when nobody gives af until the postseason.

[@WestCoastCheeseHead]

The people who abuse that argument have trouble understanding the team standpoint of sports

[@mizzouriv3637]

well if your being honest this why Lebron left the first he wanted to Ensure he was on that list, he was looking a lot like Gannis before Maimi his answer to chip or bust, not 1.....I agree tho but also play in teams go back to 8 teams more competition

[@MrDwightsimon]

Nobody gives af during the playoffs too 😂

[@BlyGuy]

Blame Popovich for spearheading the mentality that the regular season is meaningless

[@Dilemina]

​@@BlyGuy he already won some championships before resting stars when they felt like it.

[@Kidkinsey]

No more rivalries no more story lines and nobody has really taken the mantle. Just 6-7 years ago we had great rivalries like cavs warriors, John wall wizards vs Isaiah Thomas celtics, dame vs russ. It's like ALL of that is gone

[@nav9867]

So True

[@ardinhajihil5011]

now its only trae young

[@MusicLover-my6fo]

Aside from Anthony Edwards, it's looking like the next batch of NBA "stars" who are supposed to carry the league for the next 10 years aren't obsessed with basketball. I think this is showing the positives and negatives with growing up in the social media era. Yes, social media can give any young player immediate success and opportunities but that can only take them so far without the obsessive drive to sustain the rest, and it's looking like the 2019+ players are just lacking that intangible.

[@bzhandle]

Umm wemby cried when he lost to a stacked USA team in Olympics. The goat is here

[@Plupert]

Anthony Edwards loses points for being completely unprofessional and kind of a bum off the court fathering I think 4 kids with 3 different women at 24. The casual fan isn’t gonna want to watch Timberwolves game if there’s a good chance Ant will say something wild on national TV. Ant has every right to be himself but unfortunately there’s a reason why the FCC has all the regulations it does.

[@trendsetterralph2475]

And Jayson Tatum I hate when yall overlook him

[@kazutokim6468]

I feel like the biggest issue is the mismatch between WHO the NBA marketed as the next big superstar vs. WHO actually became the next upcoming young star. 2014 NBA marketed Andrew Wiggins, which he ended up just being a quality role player. 2015 NBA marketed KAT, but did not show too much improvement from his rookie season. 2016 NBA marketed Ben Simmons, which he flopped. 2017 was all about Lonzo, but Jayson Tatum ended up being the star of the draft class. 2018 I think they tried Marvin Bagley but he kind of lost his hype while he was in Duke. 2019 was Zion, and he is a part timer now. 2020 was kinda weird with COVID, but they tried to market LaMelo instead of ANT. There are young players who are hungry and work obssesively to try to become the next upcoming star, but NBA continued to fail over and over again on who to market as the "next big thing." I hope Wemby continues to show promise and can succeed the torch from LeBron and Steph sometime soon...

[@ssj4goku18825theepic]

@@kazutokim6468the nba fumbled not going all in on Giannis in all honesty. His Rise from becoming MIP to being a 2 time MVP and champ alone should have pushed him to be the new face of the league

[@FroBadBunny]

Players are too spoiled with the luxury/money/social media. Honestly, the NBA find a way to limit this ridiculous amounts of money they be getting on these contracts.

[@Il_Exile_lI]

What you're asking for is the owners and the league to keep more of the money for themselves instead of paying the players. The money teams make has to go somewhere, and I'd rather it be to the actual players instead of lining some billionaire's pocket even more.

[@Book.of.Treason]

why would they limit the money 🤦🏾‍♂️ and what player is accepting it? especially with fluctuations happening, come on use your head

[@Slapshot544]

Without the players there is no NBA. Limiting their money makes no sense yall be saying anything lmao

[@WestCoastCheeseHead]

So limit their money that’s totally smart and not gonna bring drama

[@Simon_Sez]

Lmao they can limit that money by people like you not watching anymore. But that’s not gonna happen, is it? Just another person who complains how bad the league is, but continues to pay attention to it 🤦‍♂️ why’d you click on this video? Why are you paying attention to anything NBA related if you want them to get less money? Boycott the NBA all together or stop complaining

[@Derk1123]

Hope you're recovering well 🙏 nice to see content during the holidays

[@boon7966]

There’s a star load management problem, officiating controlling so much of the game, and stagnant ball movement in every game. That’s not to mention how stations like ABC and espn showcase big meaningful games as nothing, and the playoffs feeling like any old regular season game. As well as heavily relying on the big market teams instead of showcasing rising young teams that will allow fans to follow storylines for players that may not be household names.

[@RockLee12236]

Ben Simmons: didn't want to play for the 6ers anymore because his wittle feewings got hurt.. >.>

[@TheCudder4life]

The love for the game is gone, and not just in basketball. It's a side effect of the ego-centric era we live in.

[@bakergaspar8262]

It’s so true many of todays players don’t love the game! You can feel the emotion from the 2010s era! The love for the game !

[@BrentWoodSean38]

2020’s will be like the 70’s where no team dominates

[@KxngAntTae]

Not to mention ratings were at their lowest in the 70s as well.

[@LtNduati]

I strongly believe the lack of viewership isn't largely a result of how the game is played today with a whole lot of 3s, or the missing next megastar, the biggest problem is it's so hard to watch games. You have to have subscriptions to subscriptions and know a guy who knows a guy in order to watch the hornets play the wizards, so long as you don't live in one of those two markets, cause if you do, good luck seeing your home team play a game if you're not at the game irl

[@JJPHILLYLG]

Zion has been in the league for 6 years?👀👀👀👀

[@lehayr]

I didn't believe it when he said....

[@carboy101]

Do could have gotten a bachelors and a masters in that time instead of watching all our time

[@commodorezero]

The NBAs 2010 popularity was built around drama and intrigue when people weren't burnt out by drama and intrigue. In 2024 people are very tired of that stuff. In 2010 it was new and exciting for the sports world.

[@dthrust9037]

Yes but you didn’t have part time players,easier to watch games,less load management,and the 2018 rules that were made to make it easier for harden went out the way

[@gokusupersaiyan3inreallife937]

i can't remember how many times I'm excited to watch a particular game just to find out their star player is not playing and I just tuned out

[@DankestTank]

2:22 gambling ad ends here

[@samicrz613]

Thanks bro🫡

[@CharlieAsh1]

The problem isn’t that we don’t have the young stars that can lead the new generation. Guys like Ant, Paolo, the young trio in OKC, and Wemby. The problem is traditional sports media (ESPN, TNT, etc.) don’t talk about them because they play in smaller markets. Paolo didn’t get a national TV game until his 2nd season despite being excellent as a rookie. They need to lift up the small and mid market teams, not cast them aside and beg the players to leave for NY or LA every offseason

[@Simon_Sez]

Paolo being excellent as a rookie had no impact on how many national tv games they played that year because those are scheduled before the season even starts. They would’ve had to either predict he’d be great and risk Orlando sucking and being on national TV -- or see him killing it throughout the year, then find another national tv game to cancel at a date and time when Orlando already had a game scheduled, and expect the Orlando game to be better than any of the other games they could’ve flexed in instead. I don’t really think that’s something to criticize the NBA for not doing lol they rarely flex national tv games, and like you said, he got his games when the next schedule came out for year 2

[@nav9867]

The problem is none of them move the needle like curry or bron ( besides ant to a certain ) people would rather watch bron vs curry

[@chanendlerbong]

Also NBA's and their media's poor advertising of modern superstars and best players aka Jokic and Giannis For example in 2023 when Denver and Milwaukee were #1 in their confrences we never saw media talking about this potential Finals matchup or promoting it as a big rivalry when clearly we have eerily same story as Kobe and Lebron in late 00s and early 10s

[@khaitranngoc4176]

NBA do a shit job marketing Non-American, they just do.

[@MarcusTheJR]

Victor Wembanyama first playoff run should allow fans to see the next face of the NBA.

[@Wqshdfixnsf]

I don't want my team to get unnecessary hate. But the fact that Donovan Mitchell has been blacklisted by the NBA marketing cuz he chose to sign with Cleveland is another reason why the NBA is tanking.

[@nav9867]

I wish my heat traded for him lol, always been a fan of Mitchell

[@s_ame1135]

@@nav9867 They tried but that's the time the Heat were just in the Finals so stars avoid to be in another KD snake drama.

[@jr.3308]

Y'all are playing some of the most beautiful I've seen, and these talking heads are just obsessing over who the Lakers and Warriors should trade for. ESPN is the absolute worst.

[@PROA55]

This is why I love Ant, he always there and wants to be the best and best the best at all times unlike his counterparts.

[@TurboGauchiste]

LoL laughing in Wemby

[@zyshawnmoore551]

I am so grateful to the basketball gods for gifting us Wolves Ant- Man because he literally plays with excitement and passion and love for the game of basketball, unlike the majority of today’s NBA stars

[@Croutonking65]

It’s why I both hate and love Ant. I hate his personality when he’s on the court, but I also think having diverse personalities in the league is important

[@PROA55]

@@TurboGauchiste He's up next too

[@ronald0c8]

He sucks how’s he the best lol

[@gabe3833]

These superstars in the nba now are not the superstars that LeBron and Steph were and still are. They carry themselves differently and play the game with less passion than the last generation. No one will watch these teams if the big name players aren’t playing. Which it seems they rarely are now.

[@jamooree]

I'm about to be that old guy. I think it is generational. Dudes born in the 50s to 70s had more of a win at all cost, cutthroat personality. Fathers were more present in the home and didn't coddle their young boys. The genearations born post 1980s are more single mother raised, participation trophy era. They don't have the same dog as the previous era. I think it is reflecting on the competition aspect of the Nba especially.

[@Plupert]

It’s the elephant in the room that no one wants to talk about. These kids coming up nowadays would rather have Young Thug as a role model than someone like Magic, Bird, Jordan etc.

[@carontorliak2760]

This is typical boomer behavior, blaming a whole ass generation for the problems of the world, every past generation has done it and it solves nothing. You don't make it to the nba if you aint a hardworking dawg. Competition has been higher than ever. Skill and talent has been higher than ever. If we thought 70s and 80s basketball was cutthroat then they must be pussies compared to 40s and 50s basketball.

[@jovenhate]

I agree, I’m a young fella but this is kinda off topic but the other day I was thinking that our US army now is just not built the same as the US say 50-60 years ago like them guys back then were just tough and built different young guys now are just not the same

[@ssj4goku18825theepic]

You speaking facts OG especially the participantion trophy and single mother bit. Too many soft dudes raised with no actual patriachal masculine bone that comes from the father.

[@AlegendArises]

The actions of younger generation is a reflection of the examples that the previous generations left behind. Takes a village, and the village disappeared a long time ago.

[@T1Oracle]

KZbinrs: The 3 point shot is killing basketball! 😠 Actual fans: Ooh! Steph and Bron are playing? Turn it up! 😃

[@jonbowman]

And Ant Man will probably be the next face after the ogs retire

[@guiseppejacobs2357]

nah, ant plays in minnesota and he's also never gonna be the best player in the league

[@SikoMC]

ant man, lamello, wemby, morant and zion if they get their shit together, paolo banchero, maxey, cade cunningham, chet holmgren, LUKA!!! darius garland!!! those are just a few names 25 and younger... SGA, Tatum, Trea Young.. to add some 26 yr olds into the mix.. We would have at least 20 players worth promoting as the "next big thing" who could take over the torch.. *edit* i almost forgot to mention the greatest player in modern history / greatest big man of all time soon to be 5 times mvp in a row joker who's 10 years younger then bron... IN WHAT ERA DID WE SEE A TRUE GOAT CANDIDATE GETTING ZERO RECOGNITION??? (yes.. hes only 4time mvp after this season, at least if he doesnt get injured, but everybody know that embiid wasn't the real mvp) If you ask me.. NOONE wants to hear about Lebron anymore.. i watch one Laker game a Month and thats enough to understand why people think todays basketball is not attractive anymore.. then i watch a boston game where they take more shots from 3 then anything else.. meh... any rockets, spurs or hornets game is more exiting! even tho charlotte bricks more 3s then any other team, with lamello on the court things get exiting!! idk.. thats just my oppinion..

[@kyliedadify]

That is stupid thing to say. That's like saying you will never be relevant because your name guisappe. Fool

[@samuellanghus1455]

@guiseppejacobs Are you more of the belief that SGA or Wemby will eclipse the rest of the talent in the league? Because it’s very difficult to be universally the best player in the league from both a defensive AND offensive standpoint; and guards are given more leeway defensively. Unless you think that the two-headed F/MVP combo on the Celtics will be ageless demigods for a good while…

[@ssj4goku18825theepic]

@@samuellanghus1455shai and Wemby definitely have marketing potential

[@Error-zg4po]

Change has to start with the national media and NBA coverage, how they cover new and upcoming talent is absolutely abhorrent and would rather talk about the negative of new talent, spend most of their time talking about players like LeBron and have like 90% of the national TV broadcast games be the Lakers and other big markets. It won’t fix everything, but I believe it is a good starting point.

[@allworksnew]

That draft king sponsorship is hilarious considering its what the NBA is doing. And no the only one saying hypeion was "the future" was the media bruh

[@yc99official95]

i think it also probably has something to do with more parity and that some smaller market teams have also gotten to shine in the playoffs, and usually viewership was higher when bigger market teams were making deep playoff runs (correct me if i'm wrong), though older fans may be disillusioned due to the defense today being less tighter than it was in the past few decades

[@eggarasu]

At what point does the behavior of young stars fall on Adam Silver? David Stern mentored his young guys and they stayed out of trouble. If they didn't, they'd be speaking to him about it.

[@shawnwright1480]

Man they grown men. They shouldn’t need a babysitter

[@eggarasu]

@shawnwright1480 they come into the league at 18-19. If you give someone that age millions of dollars, you can't expect them to make the best decisions without advice.

[@shawnwright1480]

@@eggarasu Exactly. That’s why they should seek out mentors. Not just expect their “boss” (Adam Silver) to hold their hands. But I see what you saying tho

[@ternasius]

0:11 you know what else is massive?

[@idlebandz]

the threat of climate change

[@MrDmoney1984]

My fictional bank account

[@SlLSlLENT]

Low taper fade

[@starguy2544]

The downfall of the NBA 😭💀

[@camwilson2583]

The us debt?

[@GodSon91]

9:52 My Pound 4 Pound Goat 🐐 A.I. & MJ My favorite 2 players AllTime Played games & work extremely hard on that floor don’t ever hate the Old NBA 🔥🔥🙏🏾💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[@trterry2442]

These guys don’t devote the time to advancing there craft like before. This causes most of these injuries and so much potential going down the drain

[@seanblackwood8382]

IMO add "Not taking their job seriously" to your "They have no love for the game". The professionalism and competitiveness are what I miss personally.

[@cakeboyisagamer]

The problem is AAU the miles kids are putting on their bodies before even reaching college is getting insane.

[@tirosc]

Everything in the nba has deteriorated. Refs, players, stars, media. 2010s nba has much more of a storyline that keeps us fans interested to watch. Beyond that, who’s the actual young superstar that attracts people to watch now?

[@leonardoandrade9096]

The nba is also failing in creating narratives because they rely too much in the american players while the best players arent from usa. Too much marketing potential wasted. Sometimes the "passing the torch" thing isnt the big deal anymore, its global league. The 3-4 best players are not from USA, the top prospect is not from USA, it is time to get over finding the next jordans, kobes, lebrons or currys

[@Swype87]

If ESPN weren’t swinging from the Lakers meat for years along with LeBron, this wouldn’t be a problem. There’s more than just two teams in the NBA, and the media needs to act like it. This is equivalent to when the WWE were jamming Cena down the fans throats for an 8 year period, or the HHH Reign of Terror from 2002-2006. Don’t focus on just one person and/or team when there’s plenty to go around.

[@tiay6269]

watching nba is just too expensive you want new fans to find the love older fans did, make it affordable

[@DoctorMarshall7]

Solution: Performance Based Contracts. If Ben Simmons gets the max and decides not to try, he should be paid less and the players who step up should be paid more

[@Kim-Yo-jong]

It's just that Europeans have taken over the league and the Americans can't keep up.

[@antonio88875]

new players become entitled rather than grateful for stepping in the nba. gotta love dillon brooks, rockets, okc and other young players though for their competitiveness while on the court

[@REMOV28]

The American stars are entitled, spoilt and lazy. The international stars are carrying the NBA at the moment. giannis, Luka and jokic especially.

[@7ailure]

I think an underrated problem is the inflation of stats. Everyone’s super in today’s league. 37 players are averaging 20 points per game, 13 players are averaging 25 per game, and four are averaging 30. The year Curry won his first chip, only 20 players averaged 20 per game, only four averaged 25, and no one averaged 30. It was way more balanced. And it was an accomplishment to score. Now you can average 20 by making a few threes and getting fouled because your defender had bad breath for a second.

[@Holiidayyyyy]

So basically every young star is either injury prone or plays in a small market or both

[@Ruach360]

I mean if you look at the league today there’s a reason why they’re injured right out the gate. The pace of the game is a lot faster than ever before. Imagine going from playing 32 games over 6 months compared to 82 games over 8 month period. Some people will last and some will break. If teams took the same approach like the Spurs did with Wemby we’d see a lot of the stars playing today earlier in their careers.

[@mj-dr8cj]

The young are not angry at all. And many - after receiving astronomical money - do not want to at all. They prefer fashion and red carpets. A different mentality has crept in. These contracts should be shorter, differently constructed. They make you lazy.... Besides, the NBA has been suffering for many years from a lack of defense in RS. Players are taking it easy, which was absurd in the years 2000 max 2010. The fun only begins in PO.

[@isandrooo]

I don’t know why more people aren’t saying this, but the fans and the nba itself want American superstars to be the best players in the league, when that simply isn’t the case. The nba doesn’t want to market guys like Luka, Giannis, or Jokic because the fans want to watch American players

[@QBREADZ]

They literally market euro players more then American your the problem Luka is horrible jockic is the most unathletic player in the world and has 2 mvps Rudy gobert has terrible defense they try to say there stat padded stats are them being good in reality they suck the whole game suck they’ve Made it so easy to even score the damn game is a scrimmage

[@HPol-g8x]

@@QBREADZ next time you have something to say, I suggest it be something smart. Because that clearly is not😂

[@ale3for913]

​@@QBREADZJockic has 3 MVPs. He also stat-padded his way to a ring

[@goph5560]

Load management, an inability to market new stars, and the obsession with the three. As a fan, nothing is more devastating as parking your car to go watch a game, then getting the notification on your phone that none of the starters are playing. It’s a slap across the face.

[@M4DV1LLA1N]

Thanks for dropping man. Glad u got the rest u needed

[@eazydro20]

NBA lost it's aura due to these 5 reasons: 1.) No interesting rivalries 2.) Load Management 3.) Best players are less captivating, no real appeal to the fans 4.) Excessive 3 point attempts 5.) Harder to find and watch NBA games than ever before

[@thomasdr08]

To your point. Been watching since ‘89, giannis is kinda the only player I can tune in to a game and know got a fact he’ll be on the court. WGN would have faded to existence if the bulls had the same level layer inconsistencies

[@ardinhajihil5011]

joker is that too

[@jr.3308]

ESPN and Twitter have a big part to play in this with their obsession about 'legacy' and rings. Like, can we just not enjoy the moment? Remember when Pat Bev won a play-in game against his old team and helped the poverty franchise Timberwolves reach the playoffs? The dude was in tears, and the arena was rocking.... but they got clowned for 'acting like they won the championship'

[@MT93_]

I been sayin it since 2020 Zion is a buss. Nobody still wanna admit it

[@AggravatedMan365]

I admitted that years ago. Anyone still in denial is just naive

[@MT93_]

@ same response every time..give em time. Had more dunks off court 😂

[@IllMatic97]

​@@MT93_ nobody wants to admit it because compared to other players that were drafted in Zions position that were bust, Zion has the "potential" to be a all timer. Zions "potential" is what's making it hard for people to call him a bust, I bet if the Pelicans traded him he'd be getting in shape like nothing happened.

[@kookybuger]

Zion isn't a bust. He made two all-star games and averages 24.6/6.6/4.2 for his career. He just didn't reach his full potential. A bust is someone like Kwame Brown

[@MT93_]

@@IllMatic97 if if was a 5if 😂

[@creativeearthian1702]

100% agree Zion really had it all to be the next face of the league.. especially since his game is so unique and he doesn't flop, complain and actually has a heart of a winner ( I know many cringe at reading this but I know what I'm talking about since I've actually watched Zion since his first season). Fun fact..in his second season, he had the best first 80 games for any rookie ever playing at his position. He had the 3rd highest PER in the league! And Pelicans were leading the west! BUT he was doing all that while still being FAT.. so of course he got injured..and then returned FATTER ..and injured again. What a shame. One of the, if not the greatest what if in the history of the game

[@cj3five_435]

I feel like SGA, Ant and wemby are the ones

[@Kim-Yo-jong]

Luka is only 25 why do people always forget him?

[@axlfoley7795]

Brunson ?

[@Darth_atrocious]

@@Kim-Yo-jongI feel because Luka is not consistent. I’d say Luka over wemby as the face. All wemby do is shoot 3s all day like he curry.

[@lordmegatron8444]

The NBA and media waited to annoint dudes until they did great things in the league. Now both throw parades for these guys before they have done anything. While they are focused on fat bums, they dont do anything to market the SGA's of the league, who are out here being the best representations of good NBA ball

[@ganuwoahh]

that scoot interview cannot be real. thats the funniest shit ever

[@ClutchCornerr]

I think of the NBA now like AAU in which yu join to hoop with ur buddies nd against ur buddies but most of all for the Jersey and the gear. Yu win a championship or yu lose one, doesn’t matter because yu got game film for college coaches. The NBA is like tht one league where it’s arguably one of the best but ppl only join for the perks. JUST like AAU basketball in the states. My manz his whole AAU team joined for the book bag nd the jerseys nd the shirts nd stuff nd then NEVER showed up to another game 💀 I heard a sports breakdown channel say tht there NBA js like a stepping stone almost for these guys coming in nd I couldn’t agree more!!

[@6HappyBoy4]

5:20 emphasis on BIG

[@IanSerranoBengoa]

😭

[@notstazzy]

u didn’t have to say that bruh😭

[@TQsquad]

ur 100% correct, but 1 thing ppl don’t talk about with Zion, is that he NEVER wanted to be drafted by the pelicans, and the pelicans drafted him anyways 😆

[@coolinoff8614]

Ant shae and wemby taking over. They had a superstar issue. Part of the problem is the most marketable superstars aren’t performing. Guys like Tatum and jokic aren’t marketable, guys that are extremely marketable like Zion and Ja aren’t playing enough. It was a small dark era but we see the light at the end of the tunnel now.

[@TheMilchBroetchen]

- regular season doesnt count - regular season defense is trash - stars are not playing (embiid, kawhi) - refs have to much power - players are not loyal anymore - lack of rivalaries between teams - to much travels and 3 point shooting - european Players dont get acknowledged - lack of coaching with actual systems besides 5 out, pnr with switch and iso

[@N0ah0721]

Wemby gonna save it

[@TeShady]

Ehh, the NBA doesn’t like promoting non-American players unfortunately.

[@theopinions47]

Sport betting is ruining the game more than anything

[@Young_Dab]

How so

[@QBREADZ]

Jokic is arguably the most unathletic player in the world - 2x mvp Luka has no defense worse then James harden - face of the league Rudy gobert gets fried by any one over 7ft tall can’t guard anyone - 2x Dpoy

[@darrenwall16]

Jokic is 3X MVP and on his way to fourth, maybe.

[@user-gs9qy8yn7n]

its bc of all the casual ball fans. they dont support the game until a brand name player is on tv.

[@TimetototallywatchCinema]

Wemby in MSG cleared NFL that day by itself. Literally people only watched for Beyoncé cause those games were dogshit.

[@sneakervulture]

You so loud and so wrong lol spurs-ny knicks game only averaged 4.9 million viewers. That game wasn’t even the most watched NBA game of the day. The Chiefs-Pittsburgh game averaged 24 million viewers and that’s without Beyoncé performing. 24 million viewers watched Baltimore-Houston. Beyoncé performance peaked at 27 million but 24 million people actually watched the game lol it’s ok NFL is more popular than the NBA and it’s not even close. Hell College Football gets more viewership than the NBA. College football is the second most popular sport in America it’s not the NBA anymore

[@sneakervulture]

Even sadder part for the NBA is their games were actually on cable tv and they got outdone by NFL games played on Netflix and the games weren’t even good

[@TimetototallywatchCinema]

@ dawg people watched the NFL cause they thought they was gonna get games. Two boring blowouts on Christmas ain’t entertaining. The NBA had close games all day bruh. And we are talking about NBA and NFL not college football don’t even know why u bringing that up. And wemby in the garden was the opener and the best game of the night was curry and Bron cause they are still box office not fucking Texas and ravens or chiefs and Steelers with washed ass Wilson.

[@TimetototallywatchCinema]

@ like think my guy it’s like people going to see movies like venom and aquaman which made millions to billions but the quality of the movies were dogshit😭.

[@sneakervulture]

@ and they still had better viewership ratings than the NBA. Again Beyoncé didn’t perform during the Chiefs-Steelers game and 24 million people watched that game. It’s ok man the NBA can’t compete with the NFL in popularity or viewership. I used college football to show you how far the popularity and viewership has fallen for the NBA where college football is now the second most popular sport in America not the NBA

[@jaytee.2471]

I remember when Zion was in college, everyone was talking about him like a new bread of athlete , and that had me hyped , the potential of zion taking over the league had me hyped … now its just depressing

[@Young_Dab]

I think he needs to leave New Orleans. Go to the Miami Heat

[@zxyarky4383]

6:37 nawwww

[@galaxyvita2045]

They aren't also the main attraction the lakers and warriors are also just the biggest fanbases, especially when it comes to casuals/bandwagon fans who only will watch if those teams are doing good. Also we defently know who is next, the Americans just don't like the answer.

[@derekfoe5950]

Damn, Zion has been in the league for 6 years already?! Shit, time flies 😂

[@Cactusjones88]

There are a lot of things wrong with the NBA right now. I agree players like Zion, Ja and Ben Simmons let the NBA down. Maybe the NBA media needs to start pushing talent like Anthony Edwards or the international players like Giannis, Jokic. Instead let’s talk about LeBron and Steph.

[@nav9867]

Bron and curry still bring in views 🤷🏾‍♂️ I love jokic, ant, and Giannis but I rather see bron and curry they like the last of an Era and closer to retirement, like you said hot cakes eating Zion and wannabe be gang member JA fumbled that face of the nba crown , don’t get me started of Ben🤦🏾‍♂️

[@kokconsulting2]

Jokic, Doncic, Wemby, Jaylen Brown, Austin Reaves, Antman, Fox, Sabonis. A few of the top players that genuinely love playing. You can see it in their play.

[@KOBAYE_24]

NBA is done because players don't take it seriously anymore, and the nba doesn't care. The NBA hate, even obvious racism, towards any non-american players if they are not black and/or embrace the American culture. A guy like Jokic or Doncic is easily hated, discredited, and has to perform way above everyone else to be considered a good player for NBA media but a guy like Wemby or Giannis doesn't need to proove has much as Doncic for obvious reasons. Every game is a 3pt contest, with no systems whatsoever. Just individual performance at the 3pt line. It became a shitshow where only points YOU scored matter, not the win. Teams are not playing like teams anymore. They are not playing for wins anymore. They are playing to improve their own stats lines. Too much ads, not fan friendly, etc. There are many more reasons why the NBA is dying

[@Area-5l]

Let’s face it. Todays superstars just ain’t that interesting and if anything kinda a turn off Luka: whines too much Ant man: too cocky Tatum: boring Ja: immature Zion: fat, lazy and always hurt Ben Simmons: too sensitive Embid: uncompetitive and always hurt Booker: just ain’t that dude Kyrie: raciest SGA: too quiet and a generic game Jalen: ain’t that guy Spider: ain’t that guy Ginnias: unreadable for culture reasons. Jokic: boring game and looks like he hates playing Lamelo, wemby I feel like are the ones right now who I feel like can do something about it Wemby like Lebron: freakishly gifted does and does things we’ve never seen Lamelo like Steph: a more relatable game but still does things we’ve never seen.

[@XXIIXIIIXXXIXXXIX]

LeBron got humbled here 😂 He thought the NBA would crush the NFL in views 😂😂😂 Out of touch celebs.

[@TheTurtlebot]

It's not just that new stars didn't show up, it's the fact that the stars the nba chose didn't show up and the new guys are unexpected and were thus less hyped

[@carontorliak2760]

Its interesting to see that during a time of parity in competition, the viewership continues to drop, while it was the highest during superteam eras.

[@javigar133]

All true, and also, be honest to yourselves, European players own the league now. More talented, more disciplined, more skilled, own It!!!

[@gabbybermudez5375]

This video and most of these comments are right and it's good seeing that. Im sick of the brain dead takes that boil down low viewership to "too many 3s". Definitely part of the problem but there are bigger issues like this one (marketing stars or having stars to market), availability of players, low stakes regular season games, and access to the games.

[@jeremyrobs3643]

Players used to fight tooth and nail to get into the game. Now they play patty cake dabbing eachother from the bench

[@wephilips6651]

Don’t know if I agree but it’s good to see a take which isn’t like all the cliched rose tinted hyperbolic overly simplistic nonsense I am seeing in the comments Personally I think it’s more a reflection of the world we live in now. Ten years ago there was no TikTok, Netflix, easy access to other countries sports and stuff like anime etc. the nba like all forms of entertainment has far more competition for people time than in the past. And ten years ago you couldn’t catch highlights completely free of every single game within an hour of a game ending! Back then if you wanted to see players play you had to watch the game, most people now just watch highlights because it’s quick free and convenient.

[@jeremyellismusic]

Maybe a balance to these players getting so much money on the 50/50 split is to give all the arena employees a huge raise to like 6 figures and focus more on recruiting the best arena staff. The arena experience improves, thousands of people get better pay, and the players maybe don't get 50M per year, which is almost triple the average CEO pay.

[@saucepapi6741]

THANK GOD for this video. People talking about 3s, when its really exactly what you pointed out. I love watching melo play, but the kid stay hurt. I wanna see if Kawhi will be a great, always hurt. Joel Embid wont play back to backs. Zion loves strippers and food more than basketball. When I watch a game at times I am watching a teams 4th option vs another teams 3rd option. Making it just not worth watching. When you watch a game you have a 50% chance of watching a star player. But you have to pay 100% of your viewing subscription. Thats just bad business, you know they dont love the game when the incentive for all star games and mid season tournaments is more money. All of their contracts should go back to a pay for play model. You miss 40 games, you miss 40 games worth of pay.

[@SamGuydon152]

These young kids just don't care about being great. If they don't care - why should the fans? Wemby is the exception - he's going to be an all timer.

[@alvint2635]

I dont like how NBA players are just like friends now. I loved it when players hated each other on the court, wanting to demolish each other. That heat, drama, and competitiveness are making NBA worth watching. Now players work out with each other, just laugh together on the court.

[@fernandofuerte6661]

Everybody whos watching Steph and Bron are from California if the NBA wants to actually fix the viewership problem they need so many changes done to the actually gameplay

[@guiseppejacobs2357]

NBA needs to push Wemby. Been saying this, he should be the face of the league cuz he's really the only young guy with potential to be the BEST player in NBA.

[@tylerr6618]

Just always remember when the Knicks are great the nba is better

[@Lalambz]

i think the reason why lbj and curry had lots of views with their games is because they had different playstyles… brute force vs agile shooting.. now adays, the difference is… side step vs step back 3’s.. it’s not really a different playstyle..

[@nav9867]

Yea and one is beloved the other is hated

[@rohangupte3545]

The NBA is gonna be so fucked once these two hang it up . Even last season the best game of the year was the Lakers Vs Warriors game during rivalry week

[@robglobal1]

The NBA was doomed when they decided to push Lefraud as "the chosen one". 💯

[@BRIANCARRUTHERS]

IT’S sliding because the salaries are OUT OF CONTROL HIGH while the players aren’t even living up to what they’re be paid to do. SIGN BIG CONTRACT = GET COMPLACENT ❌