Posted on 09/27/2020 8:35:21 AM PDT by Hojczyk
This week's Thursday night episode of Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News pulled in more viewers than the highly anticipated Game 4 NBA match between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Nuggets.
That game drew 4.6 million viewers, while Carlson's show brought in 140,000 more than that.
The comparatively low numbers continue a trend of plummeting viewership in the NBA, the numbers of which are down roughly 40% since the 2018 season and 27% from last year.
Some commentators have blamed that drop on the League's increasing politicization, particularly beginning in mid-2020 as more and more players began coming out publicly in favor of Black Lives Matter-style politics.
Many NBA players, meanwhile, have taken to kneeling during pre-game National Anthem ceremonies as a sign of solidarity with protesters and activists around the country.
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Also @mcuban if I’m so irrelevant and my @outkick audience is so tiny, why’d you wake up Saturday morning with me on your mind and decide to Tweet me. Your own actions defeat your own arguments. Like I said, open invite, I guarantee you millions will listen to you get wrecked.— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) September 26, 2020
Do you know the difference between Cume and AQH in ratings ? And let me ask you a question. Are more or fewer people watching sporting events on TV these days ? https://t.co/SBRHtnOiBR— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) September 26, 2020
Did you forget that EVERY nba ratings article on Outkick mentions me multiple times ? So links get sent to me. But bottom line, it's fun to troll you It's hard to troll people who understand a topic. It easy and fun when they pretend to or are pandering to followers😁 https://t.co/Gg2FdxfN7o— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) September 26, 2020
Gheez. Cuban looking way too defensive over ratings. Obviously sore subject for him.— Roy (@roystef34) September 26, 2020
“Sports & Politics not mix ever!!!”
Just like Hollywood-types, athletes think they are better than the rest of us.
They don’t realize we only watch them for their talent, and nothing more. And as they age, they become less relevant - but they don’t seem to be aware of it.
Haven’t followed NBA in years. Have no interest in watching millionaire thug-life hucksters in shorts bouncing a ball around.
Not willing to be “educated” by illiterates.
Young white kids aren't watching...hopefully in a few years the NBA will die.
“You use these words “Highly Anticipated”. I do not think you know what these words means...”
I look forward to voting for Tucker Carlson for President in four years.
The NBA and the NFL will end.
They’ll move all their teams to China!
Works for me... maybe they can put on some exhibition games for the folks in re-education camps over there.
It'd be funny to watch them kneel for the Chinese anthem. They'd be disappeared...
Thanks for those tweets !!!
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