[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."

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u/Neemzeh Timberwolves 2d ago

The NBA has put itself into a box though, with player salaries, salary cap, expenses, etc. They basically have to use their existing models or the networks wont pay them as much. If they don't pay as much, they'll probably lose revenue. IDK tho, I'm sure someone with an economic background can explain more accessibility vs. networks paying and whether one will make more than the other. I'd imagine the NBA has crunched these numbers and still think its better for them financially to do it this way, viewership be damned.

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u/Skunk_Gunk [CLE] LeBron James 2d ago

The biggest thing that leagues don’t account for when going this route is that they are losing the next generation of fans by doing this. People rarely start to follow teams/leagues unless they grow up with it. The league needs to think about the next 20 years just not the next quarter, could say this about 90% of companies though to be fair.

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u/MindofShadow Pacers 2d ago

Yup. I'm blacked out for Orlando and PElicans. Not a huge deal for me, because I am a pacers fans.

But my kids WANT to be magic fans. We've been to two games vs the Pacers. But we can't watch any of their games unless we buy ANOTHER streaming service literally just for magic games.

All because I live 4 hours from ORL? 5+ from Nawlins?

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u/anotherdayinparodise Magic 1d ago

Go Magic! Your kids know what’s up, this is a great squad to grow up a fan of

I feel your pain though my dude. I’m assuming you’re up in Tallahassee roughly? Are Hawks games blacked out for you as well?

Wish I could help but I hope you can find a way for you and your kids to watch both teams soon

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u/MindofShadow Pacers 1d ago

Hawks are fine, which makes no sense, as it is closer than Nawlins