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Some people claim it makes the game more boring to watch and might drive down viewership.
by polski-g 2y ago
Some people claim it makes the game more boring to watch and might drive down viewership.
- bdangubic 2y agoit is not some people claim though, viewership is down and getting worse so much so that NBA is doing crazy shit like in-season tournaments and silly pick up games shit for All Star ( https://www.nba.com/news/2025-nba-all-star-game-new-format https://www.nba.com/news/2025-nba-all-star-game-new-format )… the league and game itself are a shadow of their former self and main culprit lies in the fact that today’s game is just chuckers chucking 3’s
- 1659447091 2y ago> viewership is down and getting worse so much so that NBA is doing crazy shit That's surprising to see as the WNBA is steadily growing and had a large jump this year--supposedly due to Caitlin Clark Effect[0] (a generational player). But they had been growing viewership steadily before that. I don't really care for basketball in any form, too many points, but I would catch headlines on espn & other sports channels and the WNBA was taking up a lot of real estate in the top headlines this year and before that it was usually about another attendance or viewing record. Curious what they are doing different than the Men's game? [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caitlin_Clark_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caitlin_Clark_effect
- bdangubic 2y agoWNBA has a bonafide star for the first time ever - a full-on household name! my daughter who isn’t even a basketball fan made me get tickets when she played the Mystics. If she sticks with playing in Europe WNBA ratings next year will be comparable to synchronized swimming at the Olympics (I hope this doesn’t happen and WNBA can build of this momentum).