Tim Reynolds: Ratings news: Round 1 of the NBA playoffs was the most-viewed since 2018 – up 46% over last year’s August start. NBA games have won key ratings demos every night of the playoffs so far. Global viewership on League Pass through Round 1 is up 21% over last year, 36% over 2019.
Tim Reynolds: Ratings news: Round 1 of the NBA playoffs…
May 18, 2022 | 12:31 pm EDT Update
Jared Weiss: Robert Williams said he had cramps in his knee and doesn’t sound concerned. “I know when they seen me grab my knee, everyone started panicking. I just tried to tell them it was a cramp.”
Jonathan Wasserman: Peyton Watson, Jaden Hardy, JD Davison, Max Christie NOT expected to scrimmage. Had seemingly more to gain than lose here. Maybe promises have been made but highly unlikely this early. There will be teams are who totally turned off by these decisions to not compete. Always are.