NBA to consider playing west coast games earlier to accommodate Lebron

[tuckgod]

West Coast nikkas got it so good when it comes to sports.

Nothing like waking up Sunday morning and the pregame shows is already on.

They’re used to it, but when you’re an East Coast nikka used to our Sunday schedule that shyt is heavenly.

Plus you can get all the games in and still have time to hit the beach/function after they go off.

 

[Rigby.]

Speak for yourself grandpa. I grew up watching the Sacramento kings and I’m from philly.

You're the minority bro. For that time during the 2nd Cleveland LeBron stint, the East was only getting less interesting, while the West was more interesting. Yet ratings for the West games was in the shytter. Appealing to the more loyal watchers at their timeslot makes more sense

 

[10bandz]

MLB does it often. The Cubbies game tonight started at 6

cubs have a history of early start times if they could they'd still do all day games

 

[Real]

Good. 1030 game is ridiculous. Game should start at 9pm ET at the latest

 

[old pig]

Kawhi to LA confirmed. This ain't happening for the lottery Lakers

 

[pete clemenza]

fukk all that. How are fans in LA supposed to get to a game that starts at 5-6pm? It's called TRAFFIC

Exactly, I go to games. It would be hard as fukk to get off round 5pm and try to get to Staples or anyone hitting up a west coast arena before 7pm


East coast

 

[Sauce Dab]

Speak for yourself grandpa. I grew up watching the Sacramento kings and I’m from philly.

Nobody give af who you was watching I’m talking about from a ratings standpoint. Ratings were down this year because of moving out west

 

[Swagnificent]

As a non-US breh I don't care about time differences, but I do have a question : how were brehs doing when it was Magic, later Kobe and Shaq? Wasn't people watching Lakers games despite the time difference?

This.

I don't remember there being complaints about ratings when Kobe was playing. To me this looks like excuse making by the NBA for their poor ratings this year. Rather than accepting the fact that people don't wanna watch teams play no defense and throw up a million 3s in the regular season they would rather pretend it has to do with one player changing coasts.

Adam Silver has been a disaster for the NBA.

 

[JerseyBoy23]

This is probably only for ESPN/TNT/ABC games tbh.

 

[JerseyBoy23]

This.

I don't remember there being complaints about ratings when Kobe was playing. To me this looks like excuse making by the NBA for their poor ratings this year. Rather than accepting the fact that people don't wanna watch teams play no defense and throw up a million 3s in the regular season they would rather pretend it has to do with one player changing coasts.

Adam Silver has been a disaster for the NBA.

The East had stars that casual NBA fans knew back then, LeBron was the last of them and he moved out West too.

 

[loyola llothta]

big dawg status

 

[Jplaya2023]

The conference final west coast games start at 9 and no one complains.

So start east coast games at 6.30 and west coast games at 9.00 when we have double headers on nat tv

 

[Captain Crunch]

LeNBA :wow

 

[FS4LFE]

Yeah, please dont tell me the league doesnt try to help this nikka succeed

Yeah cause he’s going to gain so much about playing an hour earlier..

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

Please do this. I've stopped watching most west coast games cuz they come on so late. I gotta work in the morning

So you was watching them before?