NBA Ratings Down 22 Percent On TNT, 19 Percent On ESPN, 7 Percent On RSNs

[Bronbron23]

You can count on one hand the number of people who knew how to play basketball in the 80's. MJ dunking on talentless nobodies. And why are there so many American Whites in a professional basketball league?!

btw MJ dunking on a car mechanic at 2:40

Man i dont know what city you live in where thre are 6'8-7'2 car mechanics.

[STATUTORY]

Aren't ratings down for every pro sport?

Much more competition nowadays days for entertainment.

nope NFL and NHL are doing better than ever. People fleeing NBA like it's a leper colony

[FKAri]

Man i dont know what city you live in where thre are 6'8-7'2 car mechanics.

Mark Eaton was actually 7'4''. He was a certified service technician working in an Autoshop in Anaheim when Tom Lubin told him to enroll in Cyprus Community College just to try out for their basketball team. Next thing you know he's doing this to MJ and The Bulls:

Eaton completely dominated the paint on both ends of the floor on a way to triple-double – 16 points, 13 boards, and 10 blocked shots! He also deflected numerous Bulls shot attempts and secured the hard fought 91-89 Jazz win by stealing the ball away from MJ on a key possession!

He went on to win 2 DPOYs and in 1989 (widely purported by nostalgists to be the pinnacle of the NBA) he got an all-star nod.

Of course, today he'd be a less athletic Hasheem Thabeet probably still working at that Autoshop in Anaheim.

[PP34Deuce]

The NFL has made progress and isn't dependant on large city teams to win.

Football is always regarded as America's sport. It hasn't changed.