Viewers for the NBA All-Star Game last weekend were close to an all-time low.
Just 4718 million basketball fans tuned to TNT/TBS/TRUTV for the game on Sunday night Ryan Grass Peegel in front office sports.
That number fell 13% in the 2024 NBA All-Star Game, attracting 53.98 million viewers.
And the numbers get even worse.
It was the second most seen game in the history of the event, According to front office sportsbarely beat the 2023 game. Approximately 4.6 million people saw this.
Rating release closes the book at the league's miserable All-Star Weekend.
This year, the league has switched this format to mini-tournaments in an attempt to regain its more competitive nature into the game.
Midway through this year's game, Warriors star and TNT analyst Draymond Green ripped the new format, calling it “unfair” and “silly.”
The NBA All-Star basketball game will earn tips in San Francisco on Sunday, February 16th, 2025. AP
A few hours before the game, NBA biggest star LeBron James announced he would not play in the game to prolong ankle and foot discomfort. .
Bad reviews have prompted the NBA to consider changes to future All-Star weekends just days after this year's festival, including a one-on-one tournament.
Kevin Durant, another of the game's biggest names, said the NBA should discard the event altogether.
Next season, NBA All-Star Weekend will air on NBC in 20 years.
