The NBA charges too much to watch the games at home, excessive 3-point shooting is boring, and star ⭐️ players don’t play and are always injured. It’s also annoying that the commissioner prefers to promote non-American players than home grown talent
Who cares whether they promote international or national. They are humans who play ball. I dont get the obsession with this. If they are good and worthy, promote them.😂
I think the Lebron point had it right; simply the league has too many streaming options; and you have to pay for at a high price. For example to watch the lakers (arguably the most watched team), you have to get spectrum sports net in my area at 150$ a year or $20 a month. League pass doesn't cover all the games either. With today's prices so expenses and If I am on travel; an illegal stream is actually easier to watch the game. So yes, price and blackouts... NBA is actually hard to watch every game if you really want to watch every game. They need to simplify the options, broaden it to watch everywhere and go down on the price.
NBA league pass blows & is minutes behind real-time. For leagues who promote gambling it’s unacceptable. Nothing happens to you for streaming, you’re just real time & not app delayed by multiple plays, downs, etc.
i dont understand blackouts at all, they used to make sense back in the day where theyd have black outs to drive in person attendance to games , but every game is basically sold out... so whats the poiint of the black out.
When I lived overseas in Asia, league pass was great because I could watch literally every single game. Now I live in Canada and every game is blacked out. What’s worse is Raptors games are split between 2 different sports networks, so even if I am willing to bite the bullet and get cable service, I need to subscribe to two different channels! It’s just infuriating!
Let's see...there's zero hustle of any kind; no one plays any defense; guys just walk the ball up the court; everyone camps out at the 3-point line; everyone just jacks up 3s; there's no ball movement; refs go out of there way to give the Lakers a +25 free throw advantage on average; LeBron and other players load manage and barely play; LeBron James is a clown, and the league continues to push him like he's something special; LeBron's son has made the NBA a circus show as the 55th pick with a guaranteed contract. Did I miss anything?
Regional blackouts are to blame. For example I have youtube TV and can't watch Lakers games even though I live in Orange County, CA. I have to sign up with a cable company just to watch Laker games through a regional sport channel. This is messed up!
Analytics messed up the entertainment of the game. Analytics say to only shoot 3's & layups. That might be more efficient, but it's boring to watch. The 80's, 90's, 00's and early 10's were much more dynamic. Players shot 3's, mid-range, layups, played in the post, and some isolation game. Different players played different ways back then. Now most of the players play alike for the most part. Just shoot 3's or drive and kick. It's boring to watch.
The Success of Golden State has turned the NBA INTO a guard league. Centers, PF. shoots 3's no one stays inside and scores easy points, the LEAGUe is Boring!
Too much 3’s. No physicality anymore, lots of one on one basketball.. just a lot of different styles of play are gone like in the past. Used to have triangle offense, used to have big men that were cumbersome and not just pogo sticks with 3’s, Too much players sitting out, missing games, no more killer crossovers, everybody boxed in to one type of system to run. The loss of posting up, load management of course. Man it’s just too bottled up now
It’s definitely largely part of the blackout rules. I live in the Suns Market and just don’t bother to watch a lot of those games even though I’d like to because of the rules and the costs to get access. I can pay for nba tv and not even have access to games they are showing which makes no sense. ESPN is another provider and they don’t have an easy, affordable option either. TNT at least now shows on Max but didn’t use to. So it’s a combination of the stupid rules and the primary stations do not make it easy or affordable.
The media makes so much drama day in and out about players, who's the GOAT, who's overrated, who's wants a trade, who should be fired, who doesn't deserve the money, who's legacy is on the line, that it makes the actual game not even enjoyable anymore.
After the boring Celtics won the championship, NBA ratings going down from there. And NBA is all 3s after 3s after 3s, rare you see movement, it's all chucking 3s, no defense, all young players want to score. And add to that the betting scene, you don't know anymore if games are being fixed.
Just turn on any NBA game and what do you see: an All-Star game with little defense. Just a bunch of guys jacking up 3s. It's really B O R I N G !!!!!! Unless you are emotionally connected to a team, it's not worth watching.
It’s dying because I have no clue how to view Mavs games legitimately. When pirating is easier to watch your leagues games, there is a massive problem.
NBA is not real basketball! Too many 3's, not enough thoughtout plays to run, load management, the creativity is gone from the league. Pick and role, hit the corner is boring!
The regional blackouts are so lame. It's complete bullshit. I get it In the NFL when it's on a local CBS or fox affiliate. Channels you can get with an antenna. I also get it when it's on ESPN or something like that. Blackouts are freaking annoying
paying $160/season then you cant watch any live lakers or clippers game thats on ESPN, ABC, or TNT if you in LA. that is absolutely stupid and mad annoying. wish you could watch every live laker game for something more reasonable like $10-15/month. or paying an extra $5 on netflix to watch your sports team on there would do numbers for the NBA. i would pay for that
I still watch but I can’t watch every game in a season anymore. Everyone I know complains too many 3s and they have officiated actual defense out of the game. A simple touch should not constitute a foul. I miss physical big basketball.
The NBA is soft nowadays very wnba like it's either a 3 point shot or a lay up attempt teams average 50/60 3 point shot per game too much flopping leads to NO PHYSICALITY in the game anymore it's only a matter of time before most fans lose interest all together
Simple the terrible officiating and pushing their narrative of international players and small markets. Just look at the last 5 plus mvp and last several title teams
I do miss the 24 team league for that reason. Divisional Games used to be 6 games each team while 4 games for the other division games within your conference.
In my opinion, viewership is down because, 1- players are running the league & only play when they want to. 2- too many 3's. 3- the league is tooo soft now. 4- streaming is killing viewership 5- watching the NBA is tooo expensive. 6- Play in the NBA is overrated 7- The talent in the NBA sucks compared to the 80's, 90's & 2000-2010
You comments started off well but went thought downhill grandpa. “Back in my day” #1 It’s money/ economy/ streaming service all in one Btw i have to say the talent in the league in the 80s,90s,2000s are better? Huh?
@@thedragonarmy4700 ahhh did that offend you? Anyone could look more "skilled" being able to take 4 step stepback shots and completely carrying the ball.
@thedragonarmy4700 he makes most of the country sick. You live in a cult like bubble and only see and hear pro LeBron James propaganda like it's north Korea. The fake hate crime the self obsession he just rubs most people who aren't insane narcissists themselves the wrong way.
I'm sorry but all the 3 point shooting is boring asl. Players can't be as animated or it's a tech, and besides Ja and Antman it's very few other exciting players in the league...🤷🏾♂️
@@TheBasketballBulletinWhen it comes to players expressing themselves I do believe the officiating is too much.. Players getting emotional, be it mad or joyful, is all apart of the entertainment of the game.
For me is I think the NBA is rigged. Go look at the FT differential last 3 seasons. 1. Lakers by a huge margin. 2. Knicks 3. Celtics. They make sure their big market/premium teams win, and will give them calls to do so.
Just cancelled my League Pass sub. No real stars who take control offense and defense. Players are hot or not. Too much focus on 3s. Even good players are inconsistent.
The quality of gameplay as a whole has ruined the NBA. The lack of defense, the high focus on 3 point shooting, and the poor officiating makes the majority of games unwatchable. The constant complaining to referees after almost every play and the all unnecessary showboating turned the NBA into a glorified street ball game lacking any kind of professionalism because they would rather focus playing one on one basketball and not team basketball.
Valid points on the reasons why NBA viewership is down now but will most likely pick up as the season moves along. The bigger concern is how the NBA could be dying in the years ahead due to must watch talent. At least this is what the 2024 Paris Olympics told us. Was ready to see the new generation of stars take over but it was still the old guys past their prime (Lebron, Steph and KD) that got the job done winning gold! Could WBD actually look smart for not renewing their NBA deal??? We shall see.
For me the 3 pt shot has ruined basketball. I don't care about watching players miss 60% of those shots or worse on most nites . Hell I can go out and jack up 15 3s a game. I can't make great pass and dunks. Anybody that ever played can make some wide open 3s. What I don't get every coach thinks you need to shoot 30-40 a game but don't play defense against the 3. Quit double teaming, leaving your man giving him wide open shots
I think the NBA has a real issue here. I am a big NBA fan. Had league pass for probably 2-3 years in a a row. Now it is so difficult to find a game to watch. I wanted to watch some basketball over the weekend but couldn't find anything. I live in So Cal and do not subcribe to either clipper vision or spectrum sports net. I have not had league pass for about the last 3 seasons.
I remember the days when playoff games were on tape delay. Things can change and viewers can fail. Players and owners have been taking things for granted.
I watch all my nba commentary through channels like this and Front Office Show because ESPN and the major networks mostly focus on hot takes, and I honestly just dont care about the drama.
NBALP is kinda prohibited...I had to tweet at them this week because you can't use LP on your TV and look at the NBA app on your phone because it auto-plays games which count as another viewer.
I have to add to some of the less viewers. I have FUBO, but they do not have TNT. The reason I use Fubo, is they are one of the few that has the Houston Rockets station. League pass would only give me road games.
I think the NBA having deals with multiple streaming/entertainment companies is what’s causing the ratings to go down. Cable is extremely expensive nowadays and if you enjoy the game it’s better to pay for league pass than opting for a 100+ dollar a month cable plan. I think if they bundle HBO/ESPN/ And ABC so you can watch all the games throughout the year the sales will go up exponentially. With the way things are divided now it seems like you have to pick and choose. Just my thoughts.
Interest in the NBA is waning because the lack of true stars in the current generation. Not since Magic and Bird, has the NBA lack of real marquee players. The current younger generation is not carrying its weight. Parity is a noble theory but fans like dominant teams to root for or better, root against.
The NBA pundits have said for months that the 2024 draft was one of the worse for years. Maybe, people took your word for it. Back 2 back games still suck.
I use league pass and for my regional blackouts (which are rare for me cause I live in a different city) I stream online for free. That's how it goes, NBA has to diversify their places to earn money from fans
They should have it where its streaming on one platform and the subscriptions is soley based on how many teams you want to subscribe to, maybe a few dollarrs per team. Then just have big matchups on national TV. I dunno, the way to watch games is way too convoluted. At the very least they need to just remove blackouts and trim where the games are being streamed
Should only be 4 but league pass really wanted to block the thunder and bucks as well. Luckily VPN spoofing is so easy now that you can do it with wifi on to cast to tv
Alot of it has to do with the price of viewership but also the style of play. There is zero physicality to the game now. You're gonna have fringe all star guys potentionally surpass inducted HOFers of the past in scoring.
I agree to me the biggest reason the problem of NBA league pass you can't watch live televise games like regionals blackout but also live television on TNT and ESPN because I don't have cable and ESPN and TNT is for another subscription especially the ESPN games because it's not ESPN plus you need cable but also I ag it nfl is number but only in the United States but at least NBA is more popular worldwide
I have cable and NBA league pass. It's expensive but worth it to me. Most cord cutters I know are passing on sports to save money. This is a [problem that is only going to get worse.
League pass had too many blackouts I had to get two other services just to watch a game that’s why I ended up canceling everything and stop watching basketball
Seriously between classic NBA content games interviews ect and all current teams and games the nba could of easily had their own network going to be paid by ad revenue and monthly subs ...major L imo
The fans are sick of refs being the star. It's the only sport where we know who every ref is. If you look at calls made, it's every little petty call. It's also stars not wanting to play every game.
Less interest cuz of illegal streams, live youtube playbacks and discords. Viewership will increase if you give less options to fans. Black out social media means and have fans focus on the actual live games 💯
They need to WWE network it and have a reasonable price and they can have all the views they want...but tv cable ECT it's dead ... on top of ppl broke or have other shit they need to where it's all apps or RUclips highlights
All the NBA has to do is draft and hire the best basketball players in the world. They clearly do not have the best players in the world competing in the NBA. You have way too many so called “superstars” who are not elite and others are 1-2 dimensional players.how is a guy considered professional and donor know how to dribble and layup with both hands???? 🤦
Athleticism and defense are important too. If a players role is to play tough D and rebound and dunk, skill is not a requirement, but that player is in the bottom half of the league. In 20 years, that player won't be in the league as there are enough great athletes with skills. Compare '80s and '90s to day and you can easily see the skill gap, but not necessarily an athleticism gap.
Reduce games/season to like 70. Get rid of all back to back games. And for God sake start calling traveling. To a casual fan, their 10yo kid has more strict traveling rules.
The game is boring, everyone runs a 3 point offense. No team have their own offense, it's just pick and roll, 3 point shooting and isolation off picks. THE game sucks now just EVeryone shooting 3's!
Things I strongly dislike about today's NBA: 1) the woke crap from 2020 2) the STUPID play in format 3) the MEANINGLESS in season tournament 4) the RIDICULOUS all star game 5) the NBA's overbearing apron crap imposed on teams
It's all about access!!! Turned off on sitting players. And hard to find a compelling game. The product is bad and the League doesn't care. Who wants to pay $200 when they sit curry or LeBron. Fans are tired of getting the short end of the stick. At some point they give up like myself. Or they just go online like you said and watch highlights on RUclips. This ways you're not wasting 3 hrs
Back in the 80s and 90s , you can watch all the lakers road games for free on channel 9 . I miss those days
KCal 9 🔥
I remember those days!
Just like Dodgers on Spectrum Sports. Watched all the games on Spectrum, they didn't air ANY play off games
Or on KHJ TV.....remember that? lol im old
Exactly! Chick did the simulcast and it was awesome. I can barely watch a quarter of an NBA nowadays.
The NBA charges too much to watch the games at home, excessive 3-point shooting is boring, and star ⭐️ players don’t play and are always injured. It’s also annoying that the commissioner prefers to promote non-American players than home grown talent
All good points
In what way does the commissioner intentionally prefer to promote non-American players?
Who cares whether they promote international or national. They are humans who play ball. I dont get the obsession with this. If they are good and worthy, promote them.😂
I think the Lebron point had it right; simply the league has too many streaming options; and you have to pay for at a high price. For example to watch the lakers (arguably the most watched team), you have to get spectrum sports net in my area at 150$ a year or $20 a month. League pass doesn't cover all the games either. With today's prices so expenses and If I am on travel; an illegal stream is actually easier to watch the game. So yes, price and blackouts... NBA is actually hard to watch every game if you really want to watch every game. They need to simplify the options, broaden it to watch everywhere and go down on the price.
NBA league pass blows & is minutes behind real-time. For leagues who promote gambling it’s unacceptable. Nothing happens to you for streaming, you’re just real time & not app delayed by multiple plays, downs, etc.
Right
i dont understand blackouts at all, they used to make sense back in the day where theyd have black outs to drive in person attendance to games , but every game is basically sold out... so whats the poiint of the black out.
Right
The NBA gets paid off by the local mafia (media channels) to keep them blacked out. Greed is your answer.
The new blackout is now only being able to watch a game on one local channel and can’t watch on league pass. I.e. Lakers & clippers.
When I lived overseas in Asia, league pass was great because I could watch literally every single game. Now I live in Canada and every game is blacked out. What’s worse is Raptors games are split between 2 different sports networks, so even if I am willing to bite the bullet and get cable service, I need to subscribe to two different channels! It’s just infuriating!
Let's see...there's zero hustle of any kind; no one plays any defense; guys just walk the ball up the court; everyone camps out at the 3-point line; everyone just jacks up 3s; there's no ball movement; refs go out of there way to give the Lakers a +25 free throw advantage on average; LeBron and other players load manage and barely play; LeBron James is a clown, and the league continues to push him like he's something special; LeBron's son has made the NBA a circus show as the 55th pick with a guaranteed contract. Did I miss anything?
Yeah you missed your meds. You don't even watch the games 😂
Regional blackouts are to blame. For example I have youtube TV and can't watch Lakers games even though I live in Orange County, CA. I have to sign up with a cable company just to watch Laker games through a regional sport channel. This is messed up!
Analytics messed up the entertainment of the game. Analytics say to only shoot 3's & layups. That might be more efficient, but it's boring to watch. The 80's, 90's, 00's and early 10's were much more dynamic. Players shot 3's, mid-range, layups, played in the post, and some isolation game. Different players played different ways back then. Now most of the players play alike for the most part. Just shoot 3's or drive and kick. It's boring to watch.
Lack of variety and defense...it's beyond obvious
NO MORE BLACKOUTS + SINGLE STREAMING SERVICE
The Success of Golden State has turned the NBA INTO a guard league. Centers, PF. shoots 3's no one stays inside and scores easy points, the LEAGUe is Boring!
Too much 3’s. No physicality anymore, lots of one on one basketball.. just a lot of different styles of play are gone like in the past. Used to have triangle offense, used to have big men that were cumbersome and not just pogo sticks with 3’s, Too much players sitting out, missing games, no more killer crossovers, everybody boxed in to one type of system to run. The loss of posting up, load management of course. Man it’s just too bottled up now
Great point. Teams used to have different play styles and now a lot of teams play the same.
All EXCELLENT points.
Finesse era
The real problem is that the league only promotes players on teams in big markets.
It’s definitely largely part of the blackout rules. I live in the Suns Market and just don’t bother to watch a lot of those games even though I’d like to because of the rules and the costs to get access. I can pay for nba tv and not even have access to games they are showing which makes no sense. ESPN is another provider and they don’t have an easy, affordable option either. TNT at least now shows on Max but didn’t use to. So it’s a combination of the stupid rules and the primary stations do not make it easy or affordable.
It's all about bleeding the fans dry..you got to pay for everything..now..just to enjoy it...fans are sick of it.
Today's NBA is nothing like the 80's 9O's era.. when it was exciting to watch.. When the refs let them play like men
The media makes so much drama day in and out about players, who's the GOAT, who's overrated, who's wants a trade, who should be fired, who doesn't deserve the money, who's legacy is on the line, that it makes the actual game not even enjoyable anymore.
The 40 or 50 3 point shots and the same player taking 10+ free throws make the games look ugly. No defense is crazy!!! 🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️
After the boring Celtics won the championship, NBA ratings going down from there. And NBA is all 3s after 3s after 3s, rare you see movement, it's all chucking 3s, no defense, all young players want to score.
And add to that the betting scene, you don't know anymore if games are being fixed.
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Just turn on any NBA game and what do you see: an All-Star game with little defense. Just a bunch of guys jacking up 3s. It's really B O R I N G !!!!!! Unless you are emotionally connected to a team, it's not worth watching.
People are tired of woke NBA, horrible officiating and Vegas gambling determining outcomes.
It’s dying because I have no clue how to view Mavs games legitimately. When pirating is easier to watch your leagues games, there is a massive problem.
NBA is not real basketball! Too many 3's, not enough thoughtout plays to run, load management, the creativity is gone from the league. Pick and role, hit the corner is boring!
The regional blackouts are so lame.
It's complete bullshit.
I get it In the NFL when it's on a local CBS or fox affiliate. Channels you can get with an antenna.
I also get it when it's on ESPN or something like that. Blackouts are freaking annoying
Think it’s bad now …wait til NBA on tnt goes off air
Gonna miss inside the NBA
ESPN fired Jeff VanGundy. Huge mistake. His expertise and humor/rants were priceless combination. He is like Larry David with high basketball IQ.
HAH! Best thing they did was to removing complaining vangundy. All he did was complain when on air.
paying $160/season then you cant watch any live lakers or clippers game thats on ESPN, ABC, or TNT if you in LA. that is absolutely stupid and mad annoying. wish you could watch every live laker game for something more reasonable like $10-15/month. or paying an extra $5 on netflix to watch your sports team on there would do numbers for the NBA. i would pay for that
I still watch but I can’t watch every game in a season anymore. Everyone I know complains too many 3s and they have officiated actual defense out of the game.
A simple touch should not constitute a foul. I miss physical big basketball.
Great discussion guys.
The NBA is soft nowadays very wnba like it's either a 3 point shot or a lay up attempt teams average 50/60 3 point shot per game too much flopping leads to NO PHYSICALITY in the game anymore it's only a matter of time before most fans lose interest all together
Simple the terrible officiating and pushing their narrative of international players and small markets. Just look at the last 5 plus mvp and last several title teams
That’s why the new cba was introduced
There's no real rivalries anymore. Everybody's buddy buddy. Real rivalries create more intensity.
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I do miss the 24 team league for that reason. Divisional Games used to be 6 games each team while 4 games for the other division games within your conference.
In my opinion, viewership is down because, 1- players are running the league & only play when they want to. 2- too many 3's. 3- the league is tooo soft now. 4- streaming is killing viewership 5- watching the NBA is tooo expensive. 6- Play in the NBA is overrated 7- The talent in the NBA sucks compared to the 80's, 90's & 2000-2010
Also LeBron James is repulsive to most people
You comments started off well but went thought downhill grandpa. “Back in my day”
#1 It’s money/ economy/ streaming service all in one
Btw i have to say the talent in the league in the 80s,90s,2000s are better? Huh?
@@robertw174how can you say he’s repulsive to most ppl? How would you know or have stats on that?
@@thedragonarmy4700 ahhh did that offend you? Anyone could look more "skilled" being able to take 4 step stepback shots and completely carrying the ball.
@thedragonarmy4700 he makes most of the country sick. You live in a cult like bubble and only see and hear pro LeBron James propaganda like it's north Korea. The fake hate crime the self obsession he just rubs most people who aren't insane narcissists themselves the wrong way.
I listen to RUclips play by play because I am poor :/ can't even afford to be a member. Laker Nation!!! 💜💛
Appreciate you regardless
I'm sorry but all the 3 point shooting is boring asl. Players can't be as animated or it's a tech, and besides Ja and Antman it's very few other exciting players in the league...🤷🏾♂️
The officiating is too much?
@@TheBasketballBulletinWhen it comes to players expressing themselves I do believe the officiating is too much.. Players getting emotional, be it mad or joyful, is all apart of the entertainment of the game.
People like Stephen A and Charles Barkely disrespecting current players and constantly saying these games don't matter. The casuals believe them.
Would the move to Amazon help?
No no no buddy it has nothing to do with them. It's lebron James. Jeepers creepers look alike. People loathe that man.
Today's players are soft AF
@@musestarlight1 Exhibit A right here 😂
For me is I think the NBA is rigged. Go look at the FT differential last 3 seasons. 1. Lakers by a huge margin. 2. Knicks 3. Celtics. They make sure their big market/premium teams win, and will give them calls to do so.
Just cancelled my League Pass sub. No real stars who take control offense and defense. Players are hot or not. Too much focus on 3s. Even good players are inconsistent.
10:00 exactly. And the league pass prices I see are stupid high.
The quality of gameplay as a whole has ruined the NBA. The lack of defense, the high focus on 3 point shooting, and the poor officiating makes the majority of games unwatchable. The constant complaining to referees after almost every play and the all unnecessary showboating turned the NBA into a glorified street ball game lacking any kind of professionalism because they would rather focus playing one on one basketball and not team basketball.
The biggest reason and it’s not close is just how many streaming options there are and how folks can’t easily watch every or most games anymore.
Valid points on the reasons why NBA viewership is down now but will most likely pick up as the season moves along. The bigger concern is how the NBA could be dying in the years ahead due to must watch talent. At least this is what the 2024 Paris Olympics told us. Was ready to see the new generation of stars take over but it was still the old guys past their prime (Lebron, Steph and KD) that got the job done winning gold! Could WBD actually look smart for not renewing their NBA deal??? We shall see.
It's inflation and the economy, people aren't paying for stuff they can get for free, especially when the NBA are watched by lower income people
For me the 3 pt shot has ruined basketball. I don't care about watching players miss 60% of those shots or worse on most nites . Hell I can go out and jack up 15 3s a game. I can't make great pass and dunks. Anybody that ever played can make some wide open 3s. What I don't get every coach thinks you need to shoot 30-40 a game but don't play defense against the 3. Quit double teaming, leaving your man giving him wide open shots
players are robotic and all have similar styles very little flair in this era. tatum has no style
I think the NBA has a real issue here. I am a big NBA fan. Had league pass for probably 2-3 years in a a row. Now it is so difficult to find a game to watch. I wanted to watch some basketball over the weekend but couldn't find anything. I live in So Cal and do not subcribe to either clipper vision or spectrum sports net. I have not had league pass for about the last 3 seasons.
Do NBA care they already got tv money I don't know one person under 21 watch NBA games
I remember the days when playoff games were on tape delay. Things can change and viewers can fail. Players and owners have been taking things for granted.
There’s a million different paywalls and blackout restrictions that take away even the chance to watch some of these teams
No other sport has the regular season matter less. Hell, they play 82 games to eliminate 12 teams.
20 of the 32 make it counting the play in teams
I watch all my nba commentary through channels like this and Front Office Show because ESPN and the major networks mostly focus on hot takes, and I honestly just dont care about the drama.
NBALP is kinda prohibited...I had to tweet at them this week because you can't use LP on your TV and look at the NBA app on your phone because it auto-plays games which count as another viewer.
That's a crazy thing to prohibit.
I have to add to some of the less viewers. I have FUBO, but they do not have TNT. The reason I use Fubo, is they are one of the few that has the Houston Rockets station. League pass would only give me road games.
League pass doesn’t make to much sense when you can only watch certain games
I think the NBA having deals with multiple streaming/entertainment companies is what’s causing the ratings to go down. Cable is extremely expensive nowadays and if you enjoy the game it’s better to pay for league pass than opting for a 100+ dollar a month cable plan. I think if they bundle HBO/ESPN/ And ABC so you can watch all the games throughout the year the sales will go up exponentially. With the way things are divided now it seems like you have to pick and choose. Just my thoughts.
Interest in the NBA is waning because the lack of true stars in the current generation. Not since Magic and Bird, has the NBA lack of real marquee players. The current younger generation is not carrying its weight. Parity is a noble theory but fans like dominant teams to root for or better, root against.
The NBA pundits have said for months that the 2024 draft was one of the worse for years. Maybe, people took your word for it. Back 2 back games still suck.
I use league pass and for my regional blackouts (which are rare for me cause I live in a different city) I stream online for free. That's how it goes, NBA has to diversify their places to earn money from fans
It has become a 3pt shooting league w/c is just boring to watch. Bring back physicality, and remove the 3 pt line.
No 3 point line is wild
I was just gonna say this …..the threes are killing it. Don’t know what to do
Hard and expensive to watch at times that arent family friendly. Its hard to believe that's a recipe for success
They should have it where its streaming on one platform and the subscriptions is soley based on how many teams you want to subscribe to, maybe a few dollarrs per team. Then just have big matchups on national TV. I dunno, the way to watch games is way too convoluted. At the very least they need to just remove blackouts and trim where the games are being streamed
Oh man my League Pass quality still stinks
Its like my wi-fi becomes dial up the second the ball is tipped
I am in 6 teams media market none of which are my team so I teleport around the country to avoid blackouts
6 teams? Wow didn't realize there was anywhere that 6 teams see their markets overlap
How 😭
Should only be 4 but league pass really wanted to block the thunder and bucks as well. Luckily VPN spoofing is so easy now that you can do it with wifi on to cast to tv
Viewer is down cause of the cost to buy tickets at arenas and paying to view on cable. Just my suggestion.
That is definitely a factor. I think it's much easier to watch games online now and it's cheaper than cable.
No one really has cable anymore. The NBA needs to be on streaming services so more fans can views games.
Satellite tv , cable tv etc is too expensive for this recession . Every one is buying fire sticks now
Alot of it has to do with the price of viewership but also the style of play. There is zero physicality to the game now. You're gonna have fringe all star guys potentionally surpass inducted HOFers of the past in scoring.
We are tired of seeing these Pizza Delivery Drivers chucking up 3's 😂😂😂😂
Finnese era
@Cahluvca trash era chucking up 3's
Cable is getting more and more expensive every year 🤷🏽♂️
Most people have 2 jobs no time to spare to tv.
And streaming is not helping 🙄
Stars being Injuries isn’t convincing people to watch games
Not many games on regular TV and people cannot afford cable. Most cable cost up to 300. 00 a month
I agree to me the biggest reason the problem of NBA league pass you can't watch live televise games like regionals blackout but also live television on TNT and ESPN because I don't have cable and ESPN and TNT is for another subscription especially the ESPN games because it's not ESPN plus you need cable but also I ag it nfl is number but only in the United States but at least NBA is more popular worldwide
I've had league pass before but why have blackouts when watching home games. Should have all games, home and away games. Left that years ago
I have cable and NBA league pass. It's expensive but worth it to me. Most cord cutters I know are passing on sports to save money. This is a [problem that is only going to get worse.
League pass had too many blackouts I had to get two other services just to watch a game that’s why I ended up canceling everything and stop watching basketball
I wonder if the adrenaline rush kids get from UFC & social media now makes sitting down and watching a full NBA game less appealing
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Because the regular season really doesn’t matter and the first 30 games teams can come back so it doesn’t matter who does good early
The NBA needs like a 55 game season to make the games matter more. But the numbers seem fine.
Facts 💯 82 games is crazy. Spending 3 hours a day 3 times out of the week watching a game is wild.
Yea maybe a shorter season would help
So it's improved bad to not as bad and commercials from other places for that price ... Come on trev 😂
I can't watch rockets games without being forced to subscribe to cable. Any nationally televised games are blocked out.
Seriously between classic NBA content games interviews ect and all current teams and games the nba could of easily had their own network going to be paid by ad revenue and monthly subs ...major L imo
The fans are sick of refs being the star. It's the only sport where we know who every ref is. If you look at calls made, it's every little petty call. It's also stars not wanting to play every game.
Same amount of people are consuming basketball, just using different sites/medias
Less interest cuz of illegal streams, live youtube playbacks and discords. Viewership will increase if you give less options to fans. Black out social media means and have fans focus on the actual live games 💯
They need to WWE network it and have a reasonable price and they can have all the views they want...but tv cable ECT it's dead ... on top of ppl broke or have other shit they need to where it's all apps or RUclips highlights
Viewship is down because all NBA games are on some sort of premium channel.
All the NBA has to do is draft and hire the best basketball players in the world. They clearly do not have the best players in the world competing in the NBA. You have way too many so called “superstars” who are not elite and others are 1-2 dimensional players.how is a guy considered professional and donor know how to dribble and layup with both hands???? 🤦
I kinda agree 😱
Athleticism and defense are important too. If a players role is to play tough D and rebound and dunk, skill is not a requirement, but that player is in the bottom half of the league. In 20 years, that player won't be in the league as there are enough great athletes with skills. Compare '80s and '90s to day and you can easily see the skill gap, but not necessarily an athleticism gap.
Blackouts are stupid
And it cost a fortune to watch a game if you are a Lakers fan
Just paid $700 for 3 tix in OKC next April
Is that Aubrey in the thumbnail? Aka Rio from Agatha? Why? 😅
Focusing solely on Lebron was there downfall. There are too many great players to only praise 1 guy.
I think theyre doing and have done a great job of putting other guys in the spotlight for several years now.
Betting Cause this problem because the Ref's are calling fouls to help the Bookies earn moneys on all Sports Football, Basketball
Reduce games/season to like 70. Get rid of all back to back games. And for God sake start calling traveling. To a casual fan, their 10yo kid has more strict traveling rules.
Stop trying to reduce the games. Then it'll be 60. Then 45. Then 12 and they'll still feel entitled to miss games.
Viewership is not dying lol. Everyone just streams the games illegally now. You should see how big those chat rooms get
The game is boring, everyone runs a 3 point offense. No team have their own offense, it's just pick and roll, 3 point shooting and isolation off picks. THE game sucks now just EVeryone shooting 3's!
Lower the rims for more dunks!
Nba is talking about streaming sites, but MLB just broke records.
On WS?
MLB are rich people, NBA are poor people, only reason I love basketball is because I grew up in the hood, the hood of a rich city but still the hood
Because it was the Yankees and Dodgers
Come on man. LA and NY might have caused a blip for MLB???
You can thank one man for that, Ohtani. Otherwise, I could care less about MLB.
Blackouts and players sitting out games.
easy 3pt shooting is killing the nba
I dont have normal tv anymore!
Only 2 phones and internet tru my provider.
Amazon prime and thats it!
How do you watch games?
Things I strongly dislike about today's NBA: 1) the woke crap from 2020 2) the STUPID play in format 3) the MEANINGLESS in season tournament 4) the RIDICULOUS all star game 5) the NBA's overbearing apron crap imposed on teams
And LeBron James
It's all about access!!! Turned off on sitting players. And hard to find a compelling game. The product is bad and the League doesn't care. Who wants to pay $200 when they sit curry or LeBron. Fans are tired of getting the short end of the stick. At some point they give up like myself. Or they just go online like you said and watch highlights on RUclips. This ways you're not wasting 3 hrs