[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/Jack_M_Steel Lakers 1d ago

It’s said all the time, but lack of access is legitimately the biggest issue. It’s obscene how hard it is to just turn on one streaming service and tune into the game you want to watch without it being pirated

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u/QuietRainyDay 1d ago

Because everyone wants their slice of your wallet

All these corporations think of the middle class as a Thanksgiving turkey that needs to be carved up and consumed down to the bone and marrow.

You'll better pay your tribute to HBO, Hulu, Disney, YouTube, Fubo, Comcast. Then get back to your 12-hour shift in the mines to earn the tribute for next month!!

No one is interested in providing accessible, affordable products to the masses. They just want their 30% profit margins to show to their investors. And this is everywhere, not just sports.

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u/ST07153902935 Washington Bullets 1d ago

But these corporations are also dumb. If you paywall your league then people will care less about it and pay less in the future. NBA is just following the PAC12 model