NBA ratings are tanking because they made the same mistake as the Democrats did, Colin Cowherd claims
Fox Sports analyst Colin Cowherd has claimed that the NBA and the Democratic party share a problem when it comes to losing fans.
Despite signing an 11-year, $76 billion TV deal with Disney, NBC and Amazon this summer, the NBA’s ratings have taken a big hit over the past decade, with numbers falling even further this season .
The league’s ratings are down 48 percent over the last twelve years and are down 28 percent this year alone compared to ESPN. Front office sports.
Many fans and analysts have pointed out that tax management is a source of blame, but while Cowherd partly agreed, he suggested there was an additional factor behind the reasoning – and it has to do with the American people.
“The NBA ratings are down 48 percent in the last 12 years and this year they fell off a cliff and Adam Silver’s solution is: let’s brighten the courts,” he began on his FS1 show “The Herd” .
“I love the NBA, but I think the All-Star game is embarrassing right now. Tax management is an embarrassment to the league. It looks really bad for a family of four to go to a game and have the [stars] don’t play.
The NBA’s television ratings have plummeted in recent seasons, down 48 percent from the past 12 seasons
Fox Sports analyst Colin Cowherd (left) claimed the league shares a problem with the Democratic party (photo right Kamala Harris)
“Just ask the Democrats. Be warned: once you break away from the ordinary people of America, you will pay a price.”
Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign, of course, suffered a crushing defeat to Donald Trump when the American people went to the polls on November 5.
Harris had branded himself as progressive leadership who could work across the aisle to address the concerns of the American people, such as the cost of living.
However, she underperformed in key demographics, such as the black and Latino vote.
Meanwhile, “load management,” a trend popularized in the NBA by Spurs coach Gregg Popovich in the 2010s, has teams resting their stars during the regular season to keep them fresh for the playoffs.
Before the start of the season, Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid said he planned to never play the second game of consecutive nights. Meanwhile, other NBA stars like Kawhi Leonard have routinely sat out games despite being healthy.
While the league has tried to counter this trend by adding match-play incentives to contracts and preventing players who have not played enough games from being eligible for major prizes, it has sent a message to fans that the NBA and its players do not. take care of the regular season.
It comes as a blow to the fans, especially those who spend their money as much as $140 only to see their favorite players sitting on the bench.
Cowherd then compared the NBA to the NFL, highlighting the elements that commissioner Roger Goodell has successfully navigated in recent years to thrive compared to the floundering basketball league.
‘[The NFL] has a connection with the American Midwest and the general population. “If you look at the markets that are winning in its class: small town Baltimore, Buffalo, Green Bay, Kansas City… connectivity,” he added.