With TV ratings down, advertising revenue should go down for the NBA, NFL, MLB. Let us see how these primadonna ass clowns do when their contracts are up for renewal. The owners will not be chummy with them then. In the end, it is still about the monies as it is still a business. NBA ratings has been the lowest ever in a very long time. NFL and MLB next when ratings come out.
Actually I have outlined the thoughts before of the majority of Americans on this. Sports is an escape; people are watching sports to get away from their work, politics, and their daily grind. Most people don't want to see in-your-face politics when watching a sports match -- even when they have sympathy for the position. It does not matter if sports support BLM or support right-wing causes in their matches -- people just don't want to see it and tune out. This, of course, leads to a drop in ratings and a drop in revenue.
More good news. Viewers going down for MLB 2020 playoffs. https://sports.yahoo.com/espn-espn2-abc-average-1-836-000-viewers-001407959--mlb.html
The NBA players are finally realizing that their on-court political activity is causing a huge drop in revenue for the league and they are about to lose their jobs & income if they keep it up. NBA players appear to fall in line as Adam Silver says social justice messages will 'largely be left to be delivered off the floor' NBA commissioner understands people who just 'want to watch a basketball game' https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nba-players-fall-in-line-adam-silver-says-social-justice-messages NBA players who have applauded and cheered the league over its push on social-justice messaging on the back of players' jerseys and having “Black Lives Matter” on the floor fell largely silent this week over Commissioner Adam Silver alluding to a “return to normalcy” next season. Silver said on ESPN’s “NBA Countdown” on Sunday it’s likely that those same messages that have been seen during the restarted season in the league "bubble" at Disney World in Orlando, Fla., will be moved off the court. “We’re completely committed to standing for social justice and racial equality and that’s been the case going back decades,” Silver told ESPN’s Rachel Nichols. “It’s part of the DNA of this league. How it gets manifested is something we’re gonna have to sit down with the players and discuss for next season." Taking note of the players' jersey messages and the statements on the courts, Silver said it marked "an extraordinary moment in time when we began these discussions with the players and what we all lived through this summer. My sense is there’ll be somewhat a return to normalcy, that those messages will largely be left to be delivered off the floor. Silver added that he empathizes with “those people who are saying ‘I’m on your side, but I want to watch a basketball game.’” But while NBA players were quick to push the idea behind the messages through social media and other platforms, most if not all fell silent to push back on Silver’s comments. LeBron James, the league’s biggest voice, Chris Paul, Jaylen Brown and other big-time stars have not reacted to Silver’s comments. Players have used their platform since the start of the abbreviated season to push social-justices messages during games and after games. The NBA has also used in-game breaks during the NBA Finals to remind viewers to register to vote. The NBA supported players who protested playing in the NBA Playoffs over the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin too. The NBA’s ratings during the NBA Finals have also seen a dip. Everything from the social justice messaging, to the hot election season, to the increased viewership in cable and sports fatigue has been blamed for the drop.
I dont see the big deal... I just want to watch basketball and not so anal that a message in the the background makes me suddenly unable to watch. The players are playing 100% and not stopping to read messages on each other's backs or on the floor....it is not that hard to to do as a spectator.
Honest question. Let us suppose the NBA put a giant swastika on the floor of the basketball court. Would that bother you at all or would you maintain that you just want to watch basketball and you're not so anal that a message in the background would make you unable to watch? The swastika is light years and eons from a "Black Lives Matter" message, I know. But the question is about subjectivity. Could a message that you dislike completely affect your watching of the game?
BLM does not equal swastika so if people are offended by BLM the same was as a swastika then there is the porblem..
You didn't answer the question. If you don't want to answer it, I understand. But I was curious if you would feel the same.