For years, fans claimed that the Golden State Warriors “ruined basketball” by stacking the deck and loading their team with talent. Now that the Warriors have fallen to the worst record in the league, the NBA’s ratings are down as much as 20 percent.
Yes, NBA broadcasts everywhere are suffering from drops in ratings. TNT is currently down 23 percent while ESPN sits at 20 percent.
There are many different explanations for this recent trend. For starters, cable, in general, is dying out as more and more people prefer to stream games online now. The NBA’s League Pass is expensive and barley works for the people who do purchase it.