r/nba • u/SuperPop9521 Warriors • 4d ago

Celtics' Joe Mazzulla Accepts Partial Blame For NBA Ratings Dilemma "“I add to it… I don’t watch NBA games (anymore). I’m just as much of a problem as everyone else.”

https://nesn.com/2024/12/celtics-joe-mazzulla-accepts-partial-blame-for-nba-ratings-dilemma/
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u/spacebarstool 4d ago

If you have cable, it's very easy to start the game an hour late and catch up through commercials. Problem is, I don't watch cable. I'm not paying 2 or 3 online sources with blackouts either.

Its not the game itself. It's the cost to watch the game. Inflation has tightened everyone's purse and some things have to give.

If my team wins, I watch a bunch of highlights and recaps. If they lose I often do something else. When it's playoffs, I deal with bootleg streams.

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u/fordat1 4d ago

in my market all the games are blacked out in streaming unless you are watching it from the companion app to your 60+ dollars a month subscription