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ESPN on pace for record NBA playoff ratings
Through 11 games, ESPN is seeing record average viewership in Round 1 of the NBA playoffs, led by the Lakers-Timberwolves ...
Adam Silver: In-market NBA games ‘trapped’ on cable
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said his most significant focus is solving the league's issue with in-market games being "almost ...
Charles Barkley’s awkward Billy Ray Bates comment exacerbated by Shaq on ‘Inside the NBA’
Charles Barkley asked an awkward question Sunday night, but Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith and Shaquille O’Neal appeared to make ...
The Athletic strikes highlight rights deal with NBA and WNBA
The Athletic is bolstering its pro basketball coverage with a partnership that will allow its reporters to use NBA and WNBA ...
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Adam Silver defends NBA’s 2% ratings decline as a ‘victory’
The NBA’s ratings discourse this season has arguably generated more headlines than the actual play on the court. That’s a bit of hyperbole, but the sentiment is true. This year, more than usual, the ...