TOO GREEDY? NFL STOMPS on the NBA for TV Power Grab

[@manueldavidson1398]

I'm a huge basketball fan and don't like the NFL wanting to take the spotlight from the NBA on Christmas. This was nothing but a power grab by the NFL in order to make more money on top of the billions that league has already made.

[@kodakjack]

People are fans of both, we chose

[@anthonygriffin1958]

@manueldavidson1398, hmm! 🤔 💭 I do recall the NFL playing football games on Christmas Day in the past. However, the juggernaut simply was taking the business a step further by striking a $150 million deal with the streaming service Netflix to take things further downfield like that of the Super Bowl over the years.

[@comicrobb]

I stopped watching NFL after Kaepernick. I didn't know about the other stanza of the national anthem. I was in the army waving the flag. So no I can't love the NFL more than I love myself. I also was a Bears fan. So I was mad from Sunday to Wednesday. My life got better. I became a better husband. lol. f em . The biggest problem with the NFL is plantation system. The owners will never have enough.

[@sylviastallworth4365]

Preach! I appreciate you.

[@anthonygriffin1958]

@comicrobb, I volunteered, served, and retired from the United States Navy Submarine Fleet in the past. I don't hold any grudges against people exercising their "First Amendment Right to The Constitution of the United States" that I was trained to uphold in the military. However, I don't see many multi-millionaire African-American football players complaining about their contracts that, according to you, continue to play on that "plantation" known as the NFL over the years.

[@rodb66]

Hello Professor Hunter, Roderick and commenters

[@tomikiawells6780]

Thanks for all you share 💕

[@Gatorsfan601]

The NFL should go back to scheduling games on Sundays and Monday nights, and Saturdays after the college football regular season is over.

[@2good2leaveunow]

The NFL did what it did because they could. People watched what they wanted to watch.

[@KarenHunterShow]

true.

[@AngieMoe]

Prof. Hunter said “Maurice Cheeks”!! Yes 🙌🏾 lol Haven’t thought of him in a while. Great Conversation!

[@princellasmith7562]

He’s an assistant coach for the Knicks now.

[@AngieMoe]

@ thanks for the update. I’ll have to check Houston out to see him.

[@jamesmarieellison]

NBA needs to bring back defense. If you are 7’4 center camp your ass in the post, snd every once in awhile pop out. NBA is missing defense. Lebron needs to retired, pass the ball to Ant or Jayson.

[@anthonygriffin1958]

Perhaps you might want to keep in mind that the NBA is drafting big men from European who are trained to shoot the basketball from three point range over the years. I mean, the strategy of the big man in the paint has evolved in the 21st century. The last time I checked, LeBron James is still productive on the hardwood over the years. He recently tied Michael Jordan for most 30-point overall 30-point game performances and became the fourth oldest to have 30-point games in the sport over the years.

[@Nat4551]

My Knicks have been playing on Christmas day for years. Oh, and they won this year in MSG.

[@CTDisqoTeck78]

Great video post and subject. Honestly, I don't see it the way of the headline. The NBA certainly can't complain because they started it first by playing games on Thanksgiving night. When that was the NFL's domain. Second what is the sports industry but and without one of America's seven sins of capitalism (greed). I'm for anything that puts sports back on free television. In this case, it's turned to streaming. Which streaming is the new expensive cable bill. Until the goons and ghouls of business find another way to con America into another monstrosity.

[@lovey5887]

The NFL did the same thing to MLB during the playoffs and World Series, baseball just had to accept it.

[@beverlynesbitt6519]

They should establish trust funds for student athletes that they can only access after they leave college or graduate? Maybe with an annual stipend for expenses!

[@businessbuilder92]

The problem isn't Brons 4 wins it's more about the 6 losses and look Kenny got buckets😅 Kenny won a dunk contest too if im not mistaken haha

[@KarenHunterShow]

6 losses can't be a problem because he MADE IT TO THE FINAL DANCE!

[@businessbuilder92]

​@@KarenHunterShow just saying specifically in the comparison to Jordan who he doesn't have the losses. So between the 6 more losses or 2 less wins the losses is a worse statistic in my opinion

[@BPIII71]

So now, what will the NBA do in response??

[@beachlover9705]

Let us play our game and mind your business .. Jeez. Why are they like this?

[@KriticalThinker137]

Is the current status of football, the same as that of 1970s baseball, another former America's game?

[@siriusBA]

We about to be put back into modernize chains and we debating NFL vs NBA😢

[@KarenHunterShow]

we are debating EVERYTHING! We walk and chew gum over here...sorry you can't.

[@siriusBA]

@@KarenHunterShow Right on and I agree we can walk and chew gum...Im just soooo frustrated with where we are right now-2025 😵‍💫

[@PremyeDaernaerTi-nom]

The Super Bowl is the most watched sporting event in the United States. However, the Men's FIFA World Cup is the most watched sports event in the world and we know why.

[@cassball7]

I am a long time sports fan. Unpopular opinion the NFL is a business. They did what a business looking to expand their reach does. I see Rod’s point about black culture however, the NBA isn’t paying my bills.

[@munkeefinkelbeen5395]

Yeah, NIL definitely needs some regulation, but in an era of broad deregulation and broadly unfettered capitalism, it's going to be a while before that happens. The people at the top of the NCAA want to make sure that their "all-star schools" get and stay well fed

[@rah6677]

Michael Jordan is the STANDARD when it pertains to basketball players. It's called PRESSURE! People never forget that the Bulls Organisation and coach Phil Jackson, top notch from top to bottom. The Bulls 2nd tier players were always dependable.

[@1hotshon]

I don't watch the NFL or NBA on a regular so I get that it's stepping on toes, but at the same time, that's what capitalism is all about. We need to look at how greed is driving so many of these decisions in general (education, politics & entertainment all suck because of capitalism).

[@Bklyn112]

Why don't these players have a league of their own? Why are the NBA and NFL owners and agents needed? They're not the attraction. These players make enough money to pool their money and start their own league. What's worse is Osei Umenyiora is helping the NFL and Amadou Gallo Fall is assisting the NBA in infiltrating Africa.

[@derrickshair]

He doesn’t know about football . 🏈

[@sheresehinkle4889]

👍👍

[@derrickshair]

How many new black millionaires the nfl create every year?

[@carson0711]

So you want the nfl to not expand and make more money?

[@brettsfav4]

They’ve been expanding, playing overseas, on major streaming networks, etc. Leave Christmas Day for the NBA.

[@KarenHunterShow]

i want them to stop being knuckle-dragging colonizers...oh, wait...that's in their DNA, I guess.

[@williamlathan6932]

The NCAA should be replaced with something new with some balance and a college degree.

[@lamarreed151]

The NFL is a juggernaut and College football is it strong man… This is a football country, like Canada is a hockey country . The Super Bowl is like a national holiday. The other sports don’t have that other than soccer in the World Cup and the Olympics

[@sylviastallworth4365]

NOT! Some people do a variety of other things than sit on their behinds and watch football!

[@mmoye8640]

NFL is jealous because they want the global reach that the NBA has received. The NFL would like nothing more than to be international and in the Olympics. Not just that but alot of these NFL games are played to partially empty stadiums. The NBA has too many games. I wish they move no more than 2 games a week? Karen's right. I liked when the players stayed with a team, not moving around from team to team. Same thing happening on the college level with this portal thing.

[@HoodMayorNyc]

This my 11th season not watching the NFL. Welcome to the party. Black people don’t need the NBA anymore, it’s been infiltrated n compromised. Basketball is basketball, the NBA is not the end all b all. They have HS basketball JHS basketball. Real cats have moved on. This my first season boycotting the NBA. Please get up to speed people.

[@SE-gs6gd]

The NFL will only get worse with that because they make a lot from streaming. Probably regular channel broadcasts will disappear all together Edit: plus the NBA is boring. Also the NBA is becoming more international so that black american culture thing will also disappear. Bronny wouldve have faced ridicule regardless because people absolutely hate his father- and i will point out that a lot of those haters are black

[@sylviastallworth4365]

Extremely grateful when the NFL disappears from broadcast TV! Also my 11th season boycotting NFL. My home team is the Lions. It is so tempting to watch but I love myself too much to tune in. Until there’s real change I will NOT support the NFL.

[@kodakjack]

A bunch of cry babies, ive never watched the mba so when i found out the nfl had games on Christmas i was hyped. Now we need either boxing or the ufc on Christmas and im good

[@Darknamja]

🤔🤔

[@nathanhollis7584]

Why is there even any debate. The people have spoken. The NBA was on FREE Tv, and I don’t know about anyone else’s house, but in mine(which doesn’t have NETFLIX), I had to PAY to see the NFL on NETFLIX. Which I gladly did. I would not have paid to see a NBA game. Heck, the NBA has another 3-4 months before any relevant games are played. LeBron and Steph need to chill out. We’ll pay full attention to them in a few months.

[@tronwilliams8781]

Football is king and has been king for decades. Football is walmart and the nba is dollar store. The scale is different. NBA should start its season on christmas day and run through the summer up against baseball.

[@siriusBA]

The fall is near.Distractions👀👀👀

[@jasonharris8099]

Its interesting how everyone has an issue with nepotism when it's involves LeBron smh

[@ksmooth76]

Bronny was the 55 pick so I don't understand what difference it makes....Bronny is ballin right now in the G league so yall might have to re-visit this conversation later.

[@KarenHunterShow]

he's not. He had one good game. But okay. go off!

[@BrandonEldridge-kx9kv]

The NBA sucks because they only push one person meanwhile the NFL pushes several players and several teams and they have several storylines.

[@musclehead8649]

The main culprits who ruined the NBA players reputation that caused them to start ring hopping is Steven A Smith and ESPN.