‘Woke’ NBA Finals Game 2 Ratings Crash to Worst in TV History
Ratings crash by 68%, making least-watched finals game ever
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TV ratings for the second game of the NBA finals crashed so hard, it recorded the least-watched finals game in broadcast history, according to the latest figures.
The ratings bombed for both Game 1 and Game 2 of the "woke" NBA Finals between the L.A. Lakers and the Miami Heat.
The games, which have seen players pushing radical-left messages and the Black Lives Matter agenda, have seen viewing numbers pummeled as sports fans complain the NBA has gone too political.
Game 1 of the Finals on Wednesday was a huge ratings disappointment for the NBA, despite the matchup including two of the league’s biggest stars (LeBron James and Anthony Davis).
On ABC, Game 1 only averaged a 4.1 rating and 7.41 million viewers.
The figure was “comfortably the lowest-rated and least-watched NBA Finals game on record (dates back to 1988),” Sports Media Watch reported.
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But if the league thought things might improve for Game 2, it had a bitter pill to swallow because the second in the series did even worse than the first, according to Breitbart.
Game 2 cratered with just 4.5 million viewers and a dismal 1. 9 in the ratings.
This embarrassing showing was down 68 percent over Game 2 in 2019.
The 2020 Game 2 event now rates as the lowest ratings ever for an NBA Finals game.
Until Friday, Wednesday’s Game 1 was the lowest-rated in league history.
So, it seems the Finals keep going down.
This horrific collapse should not be surprising after polls have found that many fans now believe that basketball is far too political.
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A Sept. 2 Harris poll found that 39 percent of respondents who identified as sports fans felt that the league was too political.
And another 19 percent said that they had turned off pro basketball because of the NBA’s deep links to China.
The 2020 post-COVID season launched with the heavy-handed presence of the anti-American Black Lives Matter agenda.
All players, coaches and refs take a knee and lock arms during the national anthem before the Lakers-Clippers game. pic.twitter.com/eZ9RHE3eh7
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 31, 2020
For his part, OutKick’s Jason Whitlock thanks LeBron James for personally destroying the NBA’s popularity.
Killing the NBA's popularity in the US will be LeBron's legacy. Didn't have to be this way. Sad. Can't be the GOAT if you kill the game. #AirJordanForever https://t.co/vxK2m2e5D7
— Jason Whitlock (@WhitlockJason) October 1, 2020
"Killing the NBA's popularity in the US will be LeBron's legacy," Whitlock said on Twitter.
"Didn't have to be this way. Sad.
"Can't be the GOAT if you kill the game."
