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d_bokk 23 points ago +23 / -0

Right on cue, China ends their year-long boycott of NBA for Game 5 after one of the most embarrassing ratings numbers in sports history. The traitorous NBA needs to be banned from doing business in China.

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IMMORTAN_TRUMP 4 points ago +4 / -0

tell me more about this one year ban?

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d_bokk 10 points ago +11 / -1

Last summer, the Houston Rockets GM mentioned his support for Hong Kong China's main telecom banned NBA broadcasts. And ever since the NBA has been licking China's taint to get back in their good graces.

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MouthAgapeForBLMJizz 1 point ago +2 / -1

*taint AND gooch.

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p8riot 4 points ago +4 / -0

Does Nielsen count Chinese audience??

edit: looks like they do https://www.nielsentam.tv/where2/whereweare.asp

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d_bokk 3 points ago +3 / -0

No, each country's ratings are separate, which is why the NBA's drop is so significant. The 2019 NBA Finals had a Canadian team, meaning half of the ratings weren't even counted, yet this year's Finals still saw 60+% drops.

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p8riot 2 points ago +2 / -0

Ok, interesting.. Since you seem knowledgeable, can you help reconcile this? "Game 5 delivered the series’ largest audience yet — 5.7 million total viewers"

https://tvline.com/2020/10/10/tv-ratings-nba-finals-game-5-heat-lakers/

When, actually, that appears to be the smallest audience.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_NBA_Finals#cite_ref-51

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ThePowerOfPrayer 1 point ago +1 / -0

They're talking about this particular playoff series.

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deleted 1 point ago +1 / -0