The Intangible Variables Impacting NBA Viewership

NBA viewership has tanked, but should an increased dedication to social justice shoulder all the blame?

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Friends,

There’s no way around it — the 2020 NBA Finals matchup between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat, from a viewership perspective, has been an absolute disaster.

Here’s the data:

• Game 1 was wat…