As expected, ratings for the Western Conference Finals fizzled, as ESPN/ABC averaged 5.386M viewers per game, down 20% vs the year-ago Mavs-T'wolves series on TNT (also a 5-game set). Margins of victory were audience-throttling: 26/15/42/2/30. Average MOV for OKC wins: 28.3 ppg.
The dumbest part of NBA TV ratings takes is that the NBA already signed the long TV deal, so it means literally nothing.
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CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%.
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
Pacers-Knicks Game 1 is most-watched ECF Game 1 since 2018 (LeBron's last ECF), +2% from Pacers-Celtics on ESPN networks last year.
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Game 1 between the OKC Thunder and MIN Timberwolves drew an average of 5.36 million viewers on ESPN, making it the least-watched Game 1 of a conference finals since 2021.
With Shai Gilgeous-Alexander winning MVP, he will be eligible to sign the following projected extension in the summer of 2026:
27-28: $65.5M
28-29: $70.7M
29-30: $75.9M
30-31: $81.2M
31-32: $86.5M
Total: five years, $379.8M
This will be the largest extension in NBA history.