NBA's Silver: Fans will not see BLM, social justice messages on courts, jerseys next season

“How committed are you to being that going forward?” host Rachel Nichols asked.

Silver quickly responded, “We’re completely committed to standing for social justice and racial equality. It’s part of the DNA of this league.”

He then said changes could come in how that commitment is manifested.

“I would say in terms of the messages you see on the court on our jerseys, this was an extraordinary moment in time."

So, what can fans expect in the 2021 season?

“My sense is there will be some sort of return to normalcy. That those messages will largely be left to be delivered off the floor."


Social justice in the NBA only matters when it doesn't cost revenue.

No way, really?!?

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"the last game of the NBA Finals - arguably the most important game of any NBA season - posted ratings that were about 66% lower than last year's Game 6, according to Breitbart. It is the latest bad news in a stunning collapse in ratings for the league and, specifically, for the NBA Finals series this year.

For comparison, Sunday night's Seahawks versus Vikings regular season NFL game, featuring one team that hasn't won a game all year, had nearly twice the views of the game where LeBron James clinched his fourth NBA Championship, according to ShowBuzzDaily.
We also noted that Game 3 of the finals averaged just a 3.1 rating and 5.94 million viewers, making it "the least watched and lowest rated NBA Finals game on record," according to Yahoo Sports. Days prior to that, we noted that Game 2 also saw a ratings collapse of 68% to all time lows.

Game 1 was the lowest viewed finals opener in history.

There really doesn't seem to be much of a spin that the NBA can put on the terrible ratings, other than the league has simply lost the interest of many who would have once tuned in. In fact, one of the league's most "outspoken" voices on oppression and racism, LeBron James, should have been the feature draw for this year's finals. "
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/nba ... son-finale

NFL is a clear #1 and >>>>> than NBA for me... but to compare finals ratings from last year to this year is kinda stupid IMO. normally the nba finals is not going against NFL football. i dont think wokeness is the reason for ratings declines, the reason is america loves football (still) >>>> than nba

How did they do versus the Rays v. Astros Game 1?

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