[Rankin] ... Kevin Durant continuing to address #NBA viewership being down. "I take this serious. I'm locked in as to why people don't want to watch us play."

https://x.com/DuaneRankin/status/1872176949801504956?t=sOlhzun3lYo5ImePn8Xpwg&s=19

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u/YKG1998 Knicks 1d ago

KD, LeBron and Curry are old and their teams aren’t that good. There aren’t any young American stars that transcend the sport and reach casual fans. Same thing happened with tennis in this country. Basketball is an international game now so the ratings in this country especially will be down.

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u/thatsmytradecraft Trail Blazers 1d ago

NASCAR too. When Gordon, Jr, Jimmie and Tony all retired- they didn’t have a next up of stars. Then they started fuckin the races all up to fix it.

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u/BaronvonJobi 1d ago

I don’t know whose dumbass idea the NASCAR playoffs was, but they need to be fired.

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u/thatsmytradecraft Trail Blazers 1d ago

The scheduled yellows were when I stopped watching. Green flag pit stops are one of the most interesting parts of the race - strategy wise.