Shaquille O’Neal pinpoints biggest reason for NBA’s TV audience decline
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Shaq has a theory on why NBA television viewership is down
The television ratings for NBA games in the United States have hit new lows, reports Front Office Sports. Last week's primetime games on TNT and ESPN saw huge viewership declines compared to games from the same juncture last season.
Shaquille O'Neal blames NBA's declining viewership on three-point shooting: "We're looking at the same thing"
While Commissioner Adam Silver and his boys are still trying to figure it out, Shaquille O'Neal already has a suspect. "I have a theory that it's down because we're looking at the same thing," said "Diesel" on the latest episode of The Big Podcast.
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