The biggest talking point of the NBA season thus far has been about why the NBA sucks now. It feels like the narrative started during the lackluster 2024 NBA All-Star Game (a meaningless exhibition!), and has completely unraveled since. It’s impossible to watch a game on television without legendary former players telling you how much better the game was 30 years ago. It’s impossible to go on online without seeing casual fans give their own reasons for why NBA ratings are down while the diehards get defensive about it.
The biggest complaints, in no particular order: teams shoot too many threes, there are too many blowouts now, star players
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