r/nba 2d ago

[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/Tel3visi0n Spurs 2d ago

All of you are answering as basketball fans. The real reason is the games don’t matter. There are no stakes compared to the NFL where every game matters for playoffs and division standings.

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u/DeeOhMm Heat 2d ago

Crazy how far down I had to go for this. I had LP and YouTubeTV last year and I rarely watched because the regular season feels meaningless until March.

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u/Vince7oh2 1d ago

I always said the all star break is when the nba season starts