There is an article posted below, but let me take my shots first:

Look at the teams left playing. Not a single, rigged up, artificially stacked, super-team left. We are on the tail end of the Bronze, anti-competitive, short cut your way to the GOAT convo, era.

Bronze Fans 'bout to slap my post into BOLIVION! I will count each slap as tears.


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 https://www.cnbc.com/2022 .. -position.html

Who needs LeBron? Luka Doncic, Ja Morant, playoff ratings put NBA in a strong position for next media rights cycle

The NBA is in a strong position as it bounces back from the pandemic and gears up for its next media rights cycle in the next few years. Playoff viewership increased without much participation from teams in the huge New York and Los Angeles markets. The league’s biggest star, LeBron James, isn’t in the playoffs, either.

Audiences are tuning in to watch the Golden State Warriors, who have returned to title contention after missing the playoffs last year. The Boston Celtics are drawing big numbers, too, as the storied franchise looks to add an 18th title banner to its arena rafters. Electric young stars Ja Morant and Luka Doncic have also helped the NBA’s playoff ratings recovery after two down years caused by the pandemic.

“The NBA is no longer dependent on one or two teams,” said longtime sports media executive Neal Pilson. “They’re no longer dependent on major market teams. That’s evidence of strength.”

The NBA’s conference finals started earlier this week on Warner Bros. Discovery property Turner Sports and Disney-owned ABC and ESPN networks. Through the early conference finals matchups, postseason games are averaging 3.7 million viewers on the networks, up 14% when compared to 2021.

More than 6 million watched game one of the 2022 Western Conference Finals between the Warriors and Dallas Mavericks. And ESPN also reported roughly 6 million viewers watched game one and two of the Celtics-Miami Heat series. The NBA uses metrics from measurement company Nielsen for its viewership stats.

The NBA’s $24 billion deal with ESPN and Turner ends after the 2024-25 campaign. Speculation about whether the NBA will embrace streaming services in the next round of deals.

The league will have a strong hand to play in large part because of its young stars.

Pilson, a former president at CBS Sports, pointed to the NBA’s team balance and the promotion of young stars as a reason fans are showing interest. The Memphis Grizzlies’ Morant and Dallas’ Doncic put the NBA in a “healthy situation” for a lucrative rights deal, he said.

The popularity of the 22-year-old Morant helped lead the Memphis Grizzlies to its most-watched playoff series ever. The Grizzlies series against the Warriors averaged 5.9 million viewers over six games. That included 7.7 million viewers who watched game one – the highest-rated game in the playoffs so far.

Morant missed the final three games of the series due to injury. But he’s expected to return next season, so expect national networks to feature more Grizzlies games.

Slappped for being corny

...soooooo, why did you make a threat about dude?

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We making threads about Bron while he's sunning his nuts in the Bahamas

Rent free...

He hasnt touched the hardwood in weeks, why are you thinking about him

A superteam hasnt won the nba finals since 2018 and these bozos still say the same sh*t every year

As I read the post

I seen no lies told

This Thread just shows how much The GOAT is being missed.

Love or hate the King everybody misses him in the Playoffs.

Mfers are so programmed. Can't go one day without saying a celebrity's name. Like it's part of OPs software.

JrFeau said Mfers are so programmed. Can't go one day without saying a celebrity's name. Like it's part of OPs software.

Lebron was these guys hero or villain for so long that they are struggling to adapt without him to cheer or root against, bx is trying to shift their infatuation from lebron to Luka, its like 15 Luka threads on front page, it's sad but they need someone to infatuate over

Tweezy12 said Lebron was these guys hero or villain for so long that they are struggling to adapt without him to cheer or root against, bx is trying to shift their infatuation from lebron to Luka, its like 15 Luka threads on front page, it's sad but they need someone to infatuate over

This.

Man take your hating a*s elsewhere wit this sh*t

I dislike lebron but would have enjoyed him against the warriors again and or kd or the heat

MakaveliToDon91 said A superteam hasnt won the nba finals since 2018 and these bozos still say the same sh*t every year

You don’t count that Mickey Mouse backyard tournament

JrFeau said Mfers are so programmed. Can't go one day without saying a celebrity's name. Like it's part of OPs software.

n*ggas gonna be on suicide watch once Lebron retires.

Lockwind said You don’t count that Mickey Mouse backyard tournament

That actually counts double. bi*ch n*gga

Lockwind said You don’t count that Mickey Mouse backyard tournament

Davis and LeBron are a superduo. The 2020 Lakers team was not a superteam by any means. Try again.

Tweezy12 said Lebron was these guys hero or villain for so long that they are struggling to adapt without him to cheer or root against, bx is trying to shift their infatuation from lebron to Luka, its like 15 Luka threads on front page, it's sad but they need someone to infatuate over

The 5 main Lebron haters have minimum basketball discussion to offer now that he gone

4REAL said Davis and LeBron are a superduo. The 2020 Lakers team was not a superteam by any means. Try again.

That year every team that was a contender had two superstars, or a superstar and an allstar. I don't know why they keep trying to act like it was a superteam.