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NBA FINALS GAME 2 RATINGS HISTORICALLY COLLAPSE; ANOTHER ALL-TIME LOW
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| 10/4/20 bout 2 hours ago
| by BOBBY BURACK a
Posted on 10/04/2020 11:44:57 AM PDT by conservative98
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To: Ebony
The number one reason he doesn't care is because he's made his money already. The younger players are going to suffer for Lebron’s sins.
To: aquila48
“When will the players start feeling the consequences of this in their pocketbooks?”
Not until new tv deals are signed by the leagues.
The current NBA deal runs through the 2024/2025 season. Fortunately for the NBA they signed an extension in 2014, long before the WhuFlu and BLM came along.
The NFL deal is up after the 2022 season.
I’m sure there are protections in the contracts for the networks concerning ratings. But it will take a while for the burn to reach the athletes.
The big names have guaranteed contracts and will get paid regardless. Unless their teams cut them and eat a partial loss of their pay.
These woke athletes are going to be living in interesting times.
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posted on
10/04/2020 12:12:05 PM PDT
by
oldvirginian
(Take your mask and shove it! I am a proud WhuFlu Heretic and Trump Deplorable.)
To: SmokingJoe
There was a recent article demonstrating the real problem the NBA is facing. Arena revenues are way down, but teams cant cut payrolls very much because there is a minimum total player payroll of about $110 million. Some teams are desperate to get down to that number because of the collapse in revenues, but its impossible to put a full roster of 15 players together and get down to a $110 million payroll if you have 4-5 guys on the team who are getting paid $15M-$20M per year.
This is a big reason why the quality of play in the NBA has deteriorated so much over the years, by the way. The only way to win is to put 2-3 stars on the team and fill out the rest of the roster with a bunch of guys playing for the minimum salary.
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posted on
10/04/2020 12:12:27 PM PDT
by
Alberta's Child
("ThereÂ’s somebody new and he sure ain't no rodeo man.")
To: conservative98
America has overcome its addiction to Pro Sports.
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posted on
10/04/2020 12:13:17 PM PDT
by
Cowboy Bob
(Mocking Liberals is not only a right, but the duty of all Americans.)
To: WASCWatch
I hope that when that does happen the players unions call for a strike. It will only hasten their demise.
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posted on
10/04/2020 12:13:43 PM PDT
by
LukeL
To: conservative98
But what are their TV ratings in China?
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posted on
10/04/2020 12:16:11 PM PDT
by
The Fop
(God Bless Donald Trump, Frank Sinatra, Joan Rivers, and the Fightin' Rat Pack Wing of the GOP)
To: conservative98
Nobody can stand La Braun James. I know I can’t. He’s truly a China bought and paid for POS.
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posted on
10/04/2020 12:16:27 PM PDT
by
Bullish
(CNN is what happens when 8th graders run a cable network.)
To: conservative98
My daily Schadenfreude.....
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posted on
10/04/2020 12:17:24 PM PDT
by
clintonh8r
(Truth is hate speech to those who hate the truth.)
To: ASOC
SO? Who cares?
Care that the an-anti American communist Democrat pushing trash company that was pushing politics is tanking and losing power and other companies are seeing what happened to the NBA when they supported the BLM and Antifa mobsters and smeared millions of fans, yes! This is great news.
To: conservative98
LeBrain&cohorts over-achieved.. again.
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posted on
10/04/2020 12:24:06 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi - Monthly Donors Rock!!!)
To: Alberta's Child
Thanks for the explanation.
The NBA teams are not in a very enviable position right now.
Teams like the Clippers will probably be fine because Ballmer has a limitless amount of money and doesn't know what to do with it . Other teams may not fare so well.
To: conservative98
To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
The embarrassing average is down wait for it 68% from last years Game 2, which featured a team in Canada.
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posted on
10/04/2020 12:31:13 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: moovova
Ship of fools, and LeBron is the Shang Xiao (Captain).
To: conservative98
Well maybe if the ratings drop low enough they can change the uniforms so the team names and the player names are in Hanzi - they can then at least recoup some of their losses in the overseas market they so badly covet.
[for those unfamiliar with Hanzi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_characters]
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posted on
10/04/2020 12:52:29 PM PDT
by
Stosh
To: conservative98
I love watching the NBA self-immolate.
To: SmokingJoe
The younger players are going to suffer for Lebrons sins.
Bummer. They dribble a basketball, for Pete's sake.
To: conservative98
It really is the feel good news of my day! Fist Pump Yeah!
To: Tommy Revolts
They should have gotten a real job.
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posted on
10/04/2020 1:00:33 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: conservative98
Guess we can assume that all the viewing in the Nation’s prisons is included...
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posted on
10/04/2020 1:08:54 PM PDT
by
SuperLuminal
(Where is Sam Adams now that we desperately need him)
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