The REAL Reason Why NBA Viewership is Down...

[@nethbt]

1.Adam Silver 2.LeBron 3. Klutch Sports Propagandists

[@RJBurras713]

You forgot all these shitty uniforms Nike has produced over the last 7 years. Bring back Adidas

[@genoisnelson3830]

All facts along with the 3 and no d .. 1 n done guys who continue to flame out… and flopping getting worse and lastly highlight watchers having such a strong stance that influences how the young kids watch the game

[@mrxexes]

@@genoisnelson3830 You dumb asses sound like folks when they were blaming Obama for everything under the sun.

[@paulwilliams2024]

@@RJBurras713 that has nothing to do why the nba ratings are down .

[@RJBurras713]

@@paulwilliams2024 Dude shut up, men are visual creatures. The numbers have been going down for the last 7 years

[@broderickbrownbrown4082]

When MJ was in the league, basketball was more dominant than in NFL. I miss those days. He put on a show every single game even when he had the flu. Goat 🐐

[@jsisneros68js]

💯💯💯

[@mrmartywaring]

So true

[@jd2616]

It's down because fans are tired of watching the lakers shoot 1000 more free throws a year than any other team

[@shinrie4989]

At this point it's just positionless basketball, where everyone thinks they are a guard shooting nothing but three's all game every game.

[@MADGUNSMONSTER]

A lot of 'old heads' can't stand that.

[@therealdarrell282]

@@MADGUNSMONSTERThe individuals that are complaining can always start their own club/AAU team and coach kids of today how to play basketball their way.

[@dwalker885]

Bucks fan here !!!! But I agree with you

[@ericamattox519]

People not watching the NBA because of LeBron

[@wazzup233]

Another reason: his son, Bronny. 🤡🤡🤡

[@pickle_soup160]

It’s not just Lebron, NBA is unwatchable. It’s pure trash.

[@garfieldheathcliffe5535]

​@@pickle_soup160It's mostly LeBron tho...

[@keithjoseph128]

The league doesn't have the media on their side. The league has been on the decline for a quarter century and people are just now not watching? But they think the wnba all of the sudden became a great product. It's Stockholm syndrome at it's finest.

[@extinctprism-nm1nr]

Naw they not watching because it’s too foreigner dominant and the refs rig the game to minimize athleticism and defense so these foreigners can flop and shoot magnet 3s

[@kingwest4756]

The nba needs to bring back defense, the game has gotten soft. The wnba has more physical defense this year.

[@T-Head.5]

@@kingwest4756 Facts

[@SteveSherrell]

Been saying this. Also, players hoping from team to team

[@JayBlazingProphecy]

Defense been the same for decades. It’s impossible to stop great offensive players that can travel before shooting.

[@Kings0424]

I don't understand why y'all like defense so much. I rather have offensive than defense

[@rhameseshamilton8045]

True. The females actually play defense which varies the game matchups.

[@pickle_soup160]

If you watched 80s-90s and Kobe era, modern era is unwatchable. I can’t get thru a quarter of play. And yes, the entitled players are definitely a reason why I don’t watch.

[@Kings0424]

Well that's you. I'm gonna continue to watch it

[@pickle_soup160]

@@Kings0424 I am not talking crap, but I am wondering how old you are. Also, if you enjoy it, feel free to watch it. Personally, I have a hard time.

[@Kings0424]

@@pickle_soup160 I'm turning 20 in October

[@pickle_soup160]

@@Kings0424 Ok, that makes sense. Don't let old folks like me ruin it for you. If you enjoy it, that's awesome. And if you love the game, all I can ask is that also learn about what came before. You will appreciate the game more if you know more of its history.

[@Kings0424]

@pickle_soup160 Alright thanks for the advice

[@jorgesanchez5097]

Lebron and adam silver 2 reasons why its failing.

[@JStokes-fv1qf]

Lebron in you’re head clown boy

[@bricefleckenstein9666]

Much more Adam and his "focus on the stars" rule changes.

[@therealdarrell282]

@@bricefleckenstein9666Stern did not change the rules for MJ? Stern changed the rules to get those corporate sponsors to support his league.

[@bricefleckenstein9666]

@@therealdarrell282 There was ONE significant rule change to play that Stern made - though I grant it DID help MJ some. Flagrant Foul Rule finally grew TEETH after the 1990 Finals. Not even in the ballpark of changing travel from "1 step" to "2 steps PLUS up to 2 "gather" steps", or the way NBA refs are taught to call fouls AGAINST superstarts on a hair trigger (there was a LOT less of that under Stern), etc.

[@therealdarrell282]

@@bricefleckenstein9666 Physicality and post play being taken away and once you could play zone that benefited the foreign born players. I like Jokic, but no way he is going to bang with Shaq, Ewing and Olajuwon in the paint.

[@itguy13]

When mj left the rating started to decline and when kobe left it fell more and no one like lebron he sucks

[@iamroxx7595]

its cause that shit is scripted it used to be hidden that shits so obvious now

[@Keepit-sk2fh]

It was never hidden people just didn’t have A problem when it was scripted for jordan in the nineties

[@JoiRandom]

@@Keepit-sk2fhbull💩.. he’s right

[@Quazey8]

​@@Keepit-sk2fhits really been since the 80s. Stern brought in the scripted NBA. I don't think they scripted the past few seasons due to the randomness of who is winning. Once Wemby steps up the b.s. Will start again.

[@Deekdashocker]

Yeah, Jaylen Rose did a podcast breaking it down. There’s only like 6 teams that actually win championships and they all happen to be in the largest markets…..and then they always scatter in a couple of randoms but if you look at the numbers, it’s very obvious.

[@tecworld2401]

Certainly! Here's the corrected version: I agree with you. Over the years, I've noticed that many playoff series end up tied 2-2, regardless of the teams involved. It's interesting how the 8th seed can play against the number one seed and win two games, even when they couldn't manage to win two games against that same team during the regular season.

[@silk-24-72]

Lebron is the reason that most people play this way. They see that the face of the league can get away with it, so they do it.

[@donnielewis8649]

When the main person being talked about in the NBA draft is Bronny James, your league is in trouble.The one and done in College Basketball needs to go so We can get more familiar with the College players and make them work on their game.Look at the difference between the NFL and the NBA.

[@bradgregory6995]

Really. Those kids come out of their one-and-done season and they don't know how to play. They ran their high school team, they were featured on their AAU team and mostly their college year was just a showcase. It takes them another two years to contribute to an NBA team because they've never been coached. They need to extend the line out to 23'9" all the way round, eliminating the corner 3s. This MIGHT encourage more creative play, and different shots besides the boring Dunks-and-3s, no offensive boards, no fast breaks snoozefest we've got now. And stop rewarding flops, and call technical fouls (unsportsmanlike conduct?) for clearly deliberate fakes. That flopping with absolutely zero contact needs to be punished.

[@WajihdamuEL]

THE NBA IS BORING INCLUDING THE NBA!!!!! Period !!!!!!

[@nethbt]

Complete Clown show...3 years ago I booked 3 games in advance (Toronto) and NONE of the stars of the opposing team even showed up, all load managed 😢

[@pickle_soup160]

You got to blame Pop for that, but Lebron took that shit too seriously.

[@leos.editzz]

It turned into a circus 🎪 clown 🤡 show😢

[@26pctfrom3]

Adam Silver isn't half the Commissioner David Stern was...!!! 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤣

[@momo.maru-kun]

I'm 28. I can't watch a full NBA anymore, I was introduced to it when I was 6, my dad brought me to the NBA Finals in 2001. I think I started losing interest by 2015 or 16. That was the time, I got introduced to earlier games through NBA rebroadcasts and just started watching those instead. Because I'm older now, I appreciate those games better. I particularly watch 1995 to 2005 games. There's so much variety and identity to each team, and they just don't shoot layups and jumpshots and do 1 or 2 plays, that's what got me hooked.

[@momo.maru-kun]

Also if you are paying 250 for just shootaround 3s and layups, it is too much, just watch FIBA for free and local leagues. When I don't watch rebroadcasts NBA games, I just watch local games in Japan or other sports.

[@T-Head.5]

@@momo.maru-kun I agree, I wish there was more variety in playstyles

[@scottyjordan3036]

You mean you GREW UP and worry about your OWN LIFE now.

[@hithere748]

Gaslighting.

[@owensmith2137]

Thanks for uploading all these great games!

[@SVW1976]

It all starts with Lurch (Adam Silver)

[@jqualls7901]

I've been watching the NBA since about 1987 & I'm sick and tired of the focus that's been placed on 1 player over the past 21 seasons‼️😡💯💯 #FraudFromAkron #FraudulentKing #LeFraud

[@hithere748]

Kobe Bryant?

[@jqualls7901]

@hithere748 What about him..... I didn't mention him WHY ARE YOU MENTIONING HIM?!! 🤔 #IJustSpecificallyMentioned #WhatTheFuckinProblemIs

[@jameschan9634]

@@jqualls7901 he's a Bron-Sexual, obviously young and ignorant.

[@hithere748]

@@jqualls7901 you mean to say you're tired of just 1 player being focused on for the last 7 years?

[@jqualls7901]

@hithere748 they have been talking about/ promoting LeFraud since high school #ChosenOne what do you mean past 7 years?!! 🤔

[@devinlynch2752]

The NBA is boring because everyone thinks they can shoot threes.

[@GEMINISONLY]

As Gen X, we also do not agree with load management, the pitiful all star game, and trade demands to create super AAU pro teams. Nepotism has made the game soft and boring.

[@D42KW47E2]

They just hoopin. Not enough competitors. Too much soft ass baby shit. Too much entitlement. Too many nights off. They should get the bag but they also show up for work

[@Kings0424]

Okay so what who cares. Y'all oldheads complain about everything. I love this era of basketball and I'm glad to be in this generation

[@D42KW47E2]

@@Kings0424 show your face or stfu talkin to me. This “ol head” like to face his accuser

[@DesmondA-rc6ts]

@@Kings0424it’s the best basketball has ever been. These folks make these comments like they don’t take off from work just because. Most them can’t even exercise consistently 3 days out the week tryna talk down on pros

[@dane947]

"It'ssss a complete CRAP!" and "It's just basketball, at the end of the day... it's just basketball." haaaa

[@teagueoshea3389]

It’s boring, load management, travelcity, Adam silver is not a good commissioner, watching certain teams shoot anywhere from 40-70 threes a game gets old. It’s boring.

[@brightmamba889]

Sports have finally caught up to wrestling as far as how they present their stars and how its covered. The difference is wrestling is predetermined.

[@ethn-hrpr]

NBA must be Fortnite with the amount of floppers in the game

[@T-Head.5]

@@ethn-hrpr Lmao that was hilarious

[@jubaalasi]

I find it unbearable to watch because they keep jacking up 3's.

[@brandonb2375]

In order in my opinion 1.Load management from the star players. 2.officiating. Including flopping, and foul baiting is making the games unwatchable 3.Mixing politics and social justice issues with sports

[@Trollificusv2]

Solid reasons. Also: 4.) Play style for every single team is "dunks and 3s". No offensive boards, and because when teams missing shots already have 4 players outside the 3pt line, no fast breaks. 5) Lebron

[@tecworld2401]

too many threes 33333333s can't play defense anymore it's just soft now.

[@26pctfrom3]

It's like the LGBTQ Community took over sports.!🚮🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤣

[@DaredeviIGR]

We Europeans usually only watch late playoffs finals at this point. NBA regular season has become some sort of a joke here. Even when the skill/talent is higher you simply cannot enjoy it coming from a league where (actually) every game matters to the point that teams all calculated their point difference in the final 3 matches of the regular season in order to make it to a BO3 playoffs with court advantage, while avoiding unfavorable matchups. European basketball has maintained the character in its games, although top skill/talent is overseas (US), you still get the 2000s-10s feeling of significance and to top it off, this goes on for most of the year not just the playoffs. Games are not meant to be 'family fun' with various shows in and outside the court. They are meant to be a tactical battle.

[@ViperGills]

You fail to understand that US Basketball is a business. They don’t care about the basketball aspect, it’s all about their brand and their $$$$$$.

[@DaredeviIGR]

@@ViperGills I do understand it. This is one very important reason why it ended up like this. In my comment I am simply stating the current state of affairs.

[@cobra4961]

Lebrons circus, sick of the NBA catering to him and now with his son im done watching or even thinking of attending an NBA game.

[@Gadi11]

I think the biggest reason is lack of effort in the regular season, most star players don’t have that play every game like it’s my last mentality anymore , regular season is lackluster

[@NeedsaLift595]

The absolute absence of defence, foul baiting (as pioneered by harden) / flopping, refs are absolutely terrible, technicals over looks..... yeah, the NBA needs to look at itself in the mirror. Players too, they got the most pro player league but the load managing BS, the flopping and the whinning is turning of people and if people dont watch they lose their power.

[@williamriley5118]

I’ve been watching NBA basketball since 1977. I struggle looking at today’s product.

[@tknight3955]

even as a 76ers fan I can agree sometimes Embiids play can make the game more boring to watch

[@tknight3955]

also yea I know a ton of kids that stream their favorite teams games Illegally

[@T-Head.5]

@@tknight3955 Word

[@MR.Coach12]

There are 5 big issues with the current product 1. The NBA does not have likeable and marketable superstars in the Jordan Era you had Bird Ewing Thomas and all of them embraced the competition during the Kobe era there was AI Vince Carter Tmac Dirk now in the Lebum Era some of the biggest stars who are just so unlikeable Luka Kyrie KD James Harden Joel Embiid. All top superstars or guys who have been superstars that audiences just cannot connect with or just despise these guys. Then theres bad guys like Dennis Rodman then there Draymond Green who wants to be tough when it works for him then the victim at the same time. 2. Lack of competition from 2010 to 2020 all the super teams pushed away alot of the hard-core fans who would just say insert strongest team of the season is going to win 3. Lack of defense and flopping games need to be reviewed and if it is clear that a player is flopping no matter who it is they need to be fined for the first offense fined and suspended for 1 game for the second offense and fined and suspended for 5 games as well as be eliminated from any yearly awards for the 3rd offense. 4. All sports media platforms need to be unbiased enough of the clutch sports shills they have ruined ESPN it is so obvious it is disgusting so what you will about Skip Bayless he atleast does not take any payment to promote Lebum. 5. There needs to be some sort of Rich Paul rule this guy has legitimately attacked NBA franchises to help Lebum I know that he is his agent, but to have an agent openly threaten teams at the draft by saying Bronny will just go play in Australia is ridiculous. Also, that is just what has been promoted publicly imagine the other antics that have taken part behind the scenes.

[@bailoch]

Don’t forget Tatum. Cringe and boring “superstar”

[@MR.Coach12]

@@bailoch I agree and disagree some guys do not need to be vocal to be entertaining look at Dirk and Tim Duncan it was always a pleasure to watch them and they never really talked trash. The problem is how corny he is while also being on a top team and not being a top guy.

[@mosessupposes2571]

The cost. Going to a game costs a fortune. League pass is expensive and games aren’t available any other way unless you will settle for some crappy bootleg stream.

[@thestanleys3235]

And even if you pay for league pass they blackout everythin you actually want to watch.

[@nostalgicgamer1363]

Lebron jumped and try to take a charge 😂😂😂

[@vsnrygaming8954]

I've always been an independent thinker. Never moving with the crowd just because the crowd is moving. With that said, I fell out of love with the NBA about 10yrs ago. I get tired of being disappointed so I remove disappointing things from my life. Between the soap operas, the visibly absent testosterone expression, and the bitchassness that is now 100% acceptable -flopping, stars getting fans ejected for being fans, regular complaining, team hopping to chase a ring, and xenophobia. I wouldn't be surprised if dribbling eventually gets removed from basketball because blatant travels don't even get called anymore and everyone accepts it. Everyone also accepts cheating refs during playoff time. I was never conditioned to eat sh!t and like it. I guess I'm a weird... right?😅..........oh I almost forgot about a missing concept called defense 😂😂😂😂

[@broderickbrownbrown4082]

I stopped watching basketball years ago. One of the main reasons is how they push LeBron James. He’s a great player but overrated in my eyes. He’s barely in the top 10, but they push him so much now they’re pushing his son. Let’s get back to true basketball and not this clown show.

[@asaptenebrae2240]

1. Positionless basketball ( Centers not playin as Centers, Point guards disappearing) 2. Atrocious inconsistent referees. 3. The 5 seconds defensive rule 4. Not everybody is KG or KB,too much players get too young in NBA. They should hone their skills in NCAA before NBA. 5. Flopping. 6. Less fundamental skills,too much travelling,carrying. 7. As the defense is disadvantaged,stat padding is high. 8. I could continue until 10 but i m tired 😂 7.

[@too_lit_2_quit]

Is it just me or whenever I hear the word Flop, the first person to come to mind is Lebron🧐

[@055blackman]

I want people to watch the 1992 & 1993 Chicago Bulls vs Knicks ECF. Hard defense, passion, intensity and a real rivalry, which the NBA needs.

[@jeromelewis5317]

Rodman would feast on guarding someone like Lebron in this day and age. Treat him like Karl Malone. Chi-town has 6.

[@Daylight-nu3rt]

People are not watching because they got greedy. When it was aired at least some of the time there no ratings problem, but when they went to paid service, of course it took a steep dive. Not everyone has money to pay to see the games, and with what they are showing and the antics of the Lakers, and the refs, people are turned off. The real fans don't pay to watch a child's game. And eventually it was gonna come to this, because they killed their true fan base. People are tired of seeing multimillionaires, cry about money and not care about the game. That's why March Madness is taking off, tired of NBA bs.

[@Kings0424]

Keep complaining oldhead 😒😒😒

[@holdthetruthhostage]

I said this years ago the NBA sacrificed Defense after the Dream Team instead of Respecting that the Best Americans make the world watch, they wanted the world to play. Then 5 seconds on defense yet no seconds on Offense, a player can stay at the three point all day

[@Kings0424]

Okay so what. At least we can have more spacing

[@holdthetruthhostage]

@@Kings0424 garbage

[@tdhharris]

LOL international players are not the reason there is no defence. Try watching FIBA ball, the defence is FAR more physical. It's the Americans who don't want to play defence.

[@Kings0424]

@tdhharris Why y'all care about defense so damn much. I rather prefer offense 1000% over defense because scores and puts up points

[@notnsijcm6474]

Sometimes it feels like regular season games don’t matter because of how many there are as well

[@notnsijcm6474]

Every game feels like it matters in the nfl

[@T-Head.5]

@@notnsijcm6474 I’m sayin

[@dryames4319]

I agree, but not for that same reason. I think its because of how unserious players are when it comes to playing every game, eg load management. How do they expect us to take regular season games serious if the players don't themselves.

[@mattdeluccia153]

It’s always been the same amount of games. Normalization of gambling & people’s attention spans being shorter than Mugsey Bogues are the main factors killing sports change my mind

[@AndrewKeifer]

If you want to cut back on flopping, make players lose playing time where it counts the most: the playoffs. Players like LeBron James or Steph Curry are less likely to flop if it means they could miss crucial minutes in the post season IMO.

[@jeromelewis5317]

For the last 7 years the NBA has been on a Pacifier for Lebron. We have more talent than just one man. Some retire cause the refs blow the whistle to fast. I have seen numerous people defend him lock him down, only to be embarrassed by the refs. Each team he has played on have given him tissue to blow his nose. Let them boys get physical. Now he controlling the Lakers, one of the biggest franchises in history. Who ever is in charge of Basketball operations has lost their mind. Revenue will only go down, down, down. The old Commissioner is rolling in his grave. Stern give us a sign, miss you dearly.

[@mattdeluccia153]

Nobody talking about it but a huge factor is the normalization of sports gambling. The game is no longer for basketball fans, it’s for people with gambling addictions. People don’t care about the outcome they just want the player they picked to get enough points to cover so they don’t even watch the game.

[@christophershenton899]

When media talks about players and dont talk about the current playoffs is a big issue. If your not talking about your championship why should people tune in when everyone else dont seem to care to promote even the finals.

[@williamcollier9411]

My idea for solutions to make the NBA rating great once again. List is long, but hopefully someone can read it all give me their thoughts. 1. Lebron Retires 2. Adam Silver is forced to sale NBA 3. Eliminate Wokeness on all fronts 4. Strict punishments for Flopping 5. Bring back tough defense 6. Strict Punishments for Load Management. 7. GET AWAY FROM ESPN 8. Stop glazing old stars like Lebron and Steph constantly 9. Build around young entertaining players like Ant Man. 10. REMOVE power from the players 11. Promote more young, up and coming teams like OKC, or the T-Wolves 12. Stop subsidizing the money vacuum also known as the "wnba" and use the money to get better officials. 13. Enforce strict punishments to ANYONE for gambling or betting on games INCLUDING REFS, ALL STAR PLAYERS, COACHES, and OTHERS. (Not just scrubs like Jontay Porter). 14. Make games more accessible to watch

[@stayupjs]

No one cares about the lebron BA The new NBA woke baby

[@AWF1000]

The constant 3 point spamming is what kills my interest.

[@kearybrun]

People aren't watching because people are getting rid of cable . People are not going to pay to watch the nba

[@thebluebeyond2329]

I am not in the USA but l was watching KZbin shorts. A creator here on KZbin was asking about the NBA but a lot people said they don’t keep up with the NBA anymore.

[@StoneyD]

Also i think knowing more about the players may have hurt the league. Ive realized the players are unlikable.

[@Acts-tv8os]

The main reason is because they took the defense out of the sport

[@mostmost1]

Casual fans watched the nba more years ago. Now they dont watch at all. Yet guys who watch call each other casuals all day. Many newer fans are ignorant of the past.

[@mattdeluccia153]

They don’t watch but they bet on the games and get their opinions of teams and players from the Klutch Sports Media Brigade, TikTok & 2K

[@mostmost1]

@@mattdeluccia153 I'm talking true casual gamers like our mothers, wives, kids and such. They don't gamble and damn sure don't watch sports media of any kind. They look at games at parties, playoffs with family or with love ones.

[@alexzapf6422]

Lebalco has been the problems for some time now. Should have been retired about five years ago. He is the problem.

[@Loyal2.RickOwensWayne]

Analytics ruined the NBA/basketball. The new meta in basketball is running 5 out offences and being positionless (everyone is playing the same way and all being tall). Unique players and play styles are too far and few in the NBA. The last time the NBA views were decent were when the Warriors were in their prime (they were the last unique team). The NBA product has simply declined.

[@Trollificusv2]

I've got a couple of posts in this thread saying the exact same things!! Pretty sure these points must be true. It's so boring watching every team running the same offense with 2/3 of the players being 6'6" to 6'9"...floor stretchers with length and ball skills. Yuck. Get rid of the corner 3s. Bigs on the baseline can lead to offensive boards. Bigs competing for boards can lead to leak outs and fast breaks (because the defending team won't start with 3-4 guys 35 feet from the basket). Everybody (in sports media) thinks this is just the way 21st century basketball is gonna be played, but I'm expecting some teams to zig while everybody else is zaggin'. GO ZACH EDEY!!

[@champagnefreddy2108]

Starting to think these new players don't like playing basketball. They just like the money and fame that comes from being in the NBA.

[@ViperGills]

League filled with a bunch of former already rich nba player’s kids. They don’t care about winning, just want to secure that $300,000,000 contract and go around the nation smashing whores

[@user-en7wq8yw1x]

ALL sports have changed and are less physical, i think your 4th reason is most valid.. If Catlin Clark can get 30 million viewers imagine what Cooper Flag is going to do.. Nba just need a American white superstar if we're being honest!!

[@cereid85cr]

It’s the refs and all the horrible calls they make. I’m done with the NBA !!!

[@feynmanschwingere_mc2270]

1. LeBalco 2. Silver 3. Zero Defense (see#1 and #2) 4. Zero midrange and postgame (see #1) 5. Flopping (see#1 and #2).

[@dreskee8422]

The N.F.L. "Season Ticket" which I'm somewhat assuming is the equivalent to The N.B.A. "League Pass" is being sued by its consumers in a current Supreme Court Appeal case for a little over 4 billion dollars to reimburse millions of patrons. So although N.B.A. "League Pass" is "pricey" at or around $250.00 for the viewership of the games, it is a better option because the "League Pass" gives you access to just your favorite team if that's how you select to watch whereas the N.F.L. "Season Ticket" over prices and mandates your selection for all the teams games force feeding you.😎

[@Trollificusv2]

Good info. The NBA needs to promote its' league with free broadcasts in every market. The NFL is trying to kill itself by monetizing every snap. You think the NFL is too hugely popular to die, but don't underestimate Goodell's capacity for stupid.

[@GeoRedtick]

I hardly ever watch NBA anymore. Here are my reasons. 1. The soccer like flopping. 2. Kicking the defender while taking a shot and THE DEFENDER getting called for the foul. 3. The stars building “super teams”. Started with LeBron to Miami. 4. To many stars who are just completely unlikable.

[@chulo9454]

Na it started with Boston in 2008

[@Trollificusv2]

All spot on. And I'd add the :"3s and dunks" offense of EVERY SINGLE TEAM. Makes the games boring if every team plays exactly the same way, RUn the 3pt line at 23' 9" all the way around, cutting off the short corner 3s. Bet you'd see some variety in offenses and maybe even some real fast breaks if every offensive set wasn't some version of "5 out".

[@MossMini]

Multi Millionaire Black baskertball players crying injustices, racism, inequity, Diverity.

[@mosessupposes2571]

What is Diverity?

[@KennSolo]

@@mosessupposes2571I think he means diversity

[@bktruth9804]

Thanks RACIST. But that’s not it. 🖕🏾

[@hithere748]

​@@mosessupposes2571duh!!

[@hithere748]

You are completely correct and what's crazy people don't want to point it out.

[@Ssledge09]

NBA has referees that want to be famous, and the NBA doesn't hold them accountable for their bad refereeing

[@MrRepsMrReps]

Adam Silver changed the NBA for the worse. Along with owners like Jeanie Buss this league will go back to what it was before Bird and Magic entered the league

[@tonejack1]

The youngsters and the NBA are woke . Right away you lose half of Americans

[@mosessupposes2571]

What does that even mean?

[@pickle_soup160]

@@mosessupposes2571you don’t understand?

[@hithere748]

​@@mosessupposes2571you have such a big compassionite heart you can't even think straight!

[@user-tm2el6xh7e]

And again, you have lebron to thank for that

[@pickle_soup160]

As a Bulls fan growing up in Chicago at the time of the MJ, I am an Xer, I loved waking up on Christmas morning knowing that Zo and Ewing will go and beat the shit out of each other. I loved watching Pacers vs Knicks. I want those rivaries back. I want the physicality back and I want dominant bigs. I can't tune in a watch NBA Jams every game. With that said, that game was 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 I put so many qtrs into it.

[@boomboombaby9140]

I haven’t watched all season I didn’t know which team won the playoffs until 7 days after they won and I didn’t even know which 2 team were in the finals 😂😂😂😂

[@johnjack902]

Its a shitty product

[@johnbates1552]

Just signed a 11yr 76 Billion tv deal. The number 3 sport in the world behind Soccer and Cricket. Just say Americans please!!

[@mrsacky]

The biggest reason is cord cutting, most games are on cable channels and not over the air. People go for illegal streams and the younger viewers don’t watch TV at all so streams and clips on phones or computers is what they go for, not cable or over the air TV.

[@travioso00]

It’s not complaining to the refs. It’s style of play. It’s too free flowing. Makes it look like anybody can play.

[@tecworld2401]

Over the years, I've noticed that many playoff series end up tied 2-2, regardless of the teams involved. It's interesting how the 8th seed can play against the number one seed and win two games, even when they couldn't manage to win two games against that same team during the regular season.

[@charlescarter6163]

It's cause LaQueens drama flopping and the networks always talkn about LaQueen thats #1 he's making the league bad!!

[@bozza9063]

The NBA having more followers than NFL isn't mostly because younger fans it's because basketball has leagues all over the world is in the Olympics and have world cups hense more of a global sport that produces more fans

[@Queen_Soles-jy2uq]

NBA is a soap opera. It is listed under entertainment. Even when the ratings were higher with 2016 finals, it was fixed that way. Game 7, LeBron who abandoned Cleveland returns home, looks like Ohio will be disappointed again with absolutely no hope down 3-1 against the 73 win warriors, but suspend Green, foul out Curry and LeBron delivers Ohio it’s first pro title in over 50 years, Cavs first ever title. It’s not the fact it’s a Cinderella story that can’t happen, but rather how they pull it off to make it happen. Entertainment like wwe and the gambling involved, the company doesn’t leave outcomes to chance

[@alextoronto5840]

The NBA just signed a 76 billon dollar tv deal. Somebody is obviously watching the NBA.

[@brando4422]

China

[@Trollificusv2]

It's 10 years, and I'd expect there to be some kind of adjustment clause if the rating continue to go down.

[@sp123]

9:15 is why I think WNBA is going up in popularity. WNBA 1st Team is going to be 5/5 Americans while NBA 1st team is 1/5 Americans. Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese are fan favorites because they represent American culture.

[@JahReeno]

The game stops too often for ticky tack fouls… there’s too little intensity

[@MikenMc]

As a state licensed HS basketball official of 20 years, I can tell you that if the NBA would get rid of these political refs and replace them with objective HS and college officials that the games would be way more competitive. The NBA has the officials in their back pocket because of sports betting and money. Same as the NFL, they want to be able to control the outcome of games if necessary.

[@thebluebeyond2329]

Besides not watching full games, paying to watch the NBA internationally is expensive.

[@kennsimpson2080]

Guilty on following trades & free agency while not watching games. It's always been a star driven league, but it's gotten to the point where teams don't really matter like in football. I'm not really a conspiracy guy, but it can appear rigged because of how they coddle the stars. Stars get all the attention, money, and calls in a way that makes it look like a show. Now, with player empowerment, they even get to pick their teammates and orchestrate their own legacy off the court. Nowadays, you barely get to handle the ball if you're not a star because stars get calls even if they're having a bad game shooting. It's repetitive watching one or two guys running pick & roll and three guys launching threes every freakin game.

[@mikehorrigan7806]

I hope these guys make all the money they can, I truly have not problem with that. It’s the way they are going about it lately that is off putting. Again, make all the money you can, it’s just not going to be coming from me.

[@adonissantos444]

Nothing like the 90s. And they used to have 3 to 4 games on the wkends on NBC. Ratings will never be the same in everything not just sports just NFL

[@kingtremaine6232]

The NBA leaned too far into scoring and not allowing defense to be played. In an attempt to ride the Steph Curry wave, they ruined the game. One dimensional players are allowed to thrive as stars. The European league and the WNBA league are now more physical leagues than the NBA.

[@lightskamrunaction]

11 years 76 BILLIONS with nobody watching 🤔🤔 just imagine how much money they’re gonna make when people actually start watching!!!

[@carnage3342]

NBA stopped playing defense started to be social justice warriors kneeling for the anthem commenting on politics shut up and play basketball. Never had issues like these in the Jordan era.

[@Serching4JerryGarcia]

There hasn’t been any social justice stuff since 2020.

[@jacobstrouble6631]

Go watch hockey clown

[@ViperGills]

Racist. How come we don’t say this about Ukraine and those other places we don’t give a shit about? Why does everyone care about that and Change their American flags to Blue/Yellow, but don’t care about the people in your own country

[@williamcollier9411]

​@@Serching4JerryGarcia While that may be true, the damage has already been done and the NBA hasn't really recovered since.

[@Kings0424]

Why y'all care about defense so much. I prefer offense over defense

[@sychobones3788]

The reason viewership has dropped is because of streaming. Let's be real. I'm not subbing to balleys service just to watch games so I streamed at least 70 games last season including playoffs, and everyone I know besides old folks pirate games too. By suggesting that the drama lowers the ratings just feeds more into their narrative. If you love the game then talk about the game, not the soap opera around it

[@Dryltd]

It's not that they are Foreign. It's that they have no domestic fan base. US players have at least 1 year to build a regional fan base from their college years or even their high school years. Foreign players just come out of nowhere. If they struggle with English then their media exposure also struggles. It's not a dislike of them. Just a familiarity. The NBA isn't marketing it's players it counts on others to do it for them.

[@frewtlewps1152]

People dont watch games because: 1. No consistent times. NFL has Sunday, so the NBA should always have great games on Saturdays. They need to start at 7pm. 2. Players get injured all the time or players sit out of games. 3. Too many commercial breaks. 4. Most games are lay up line practices and three point shooting contests. They need their rules to be more like Europe to strengthen defense.

[@phillyguyshon4647]

Bring back defense Allow taunting after shots Fine referees for calling calls because of emotions

[@sesimie]

No emphasis on Defense and hustle play. People get fouled for watching someone too hard. No need for a post up center. Flops. Load management which may be banned now but it shows how players don't care about fans who bring in the money.

[@doublen7737]

Star players sit out to much when they`re on prime TV going against another team with equal stars. They sit out the Tv games then play against scrub teams the next night when nobody can watch. Ridiculous.

[@monay200123]

More than half of the shots taken from both teams are 3's. 🙄😒

[@user-jv4tw5ds3q]

Less viewers is partly because games are on paid live streaming services except for a few games, with the economy people are cutting back and on paying for multiple streaming channels and cable. Therefore, less people aren't watching. NFL is on network TV.