It is no secret the NBA is dealing with an uphill battle.
The league’s declining scores have stretched far past simply the primary week and have continued as Christmas Day, usually an NBA spectacle, approaches.
Many causes have been tossed round as to why scores are down, however the frequent suggestion is that the common season is changing into quite a bit like what the All-Star Sport has been lately.
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Los Angeles Lakers ahead LeBron James gestures to a teammate in the course of the first half towards the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Enviornment. (John E. Sokolowski/Imagn Photographs)
In recent times, the midseason contest has turn out to be filled with deep 3-pointers, uncontested dunks and nearly zero protection. Now, we’re seeing a file tempo of 3-pointers made, missed and brought typically, all whereas an absence of protection has turn out to be obvious.
This yr, the NBA All-Star Sport will likely be a four-team event the league hopes will add some aggressive juice.
LeBron James admitted “the final couple of years haven’t been an awesome All-Star Sport,” however he is aware of the NBA faces greater points, and the 3-pointer is perhaps largely in charge.
LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers dribbles the ball throughout a recreation towards the Utah Jazz Dec. 1, 2024, on the Delta Heart in Salt Lake Metropolis. (Jamie Sabau/NBAE through Getty Photographs)
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“Pay attention, it is a greater dialog. It isn’t simply the All-Star Sport, it is our recreation typically. Our recreation, there’s a variety of f—ing threes being shot. So it is a greater dialog than simply the All-Star Sport,” James stated Thursday.
James is averaging 5.7 3-pointers tried per recreation; his career-high is eight from the 2021-22 season. He added that “one thing needed to change” relating to the All-Star Sport.
“I used to be not a part of the committee. It is completely different, however I do not know. We’ll see. We’ll see after we get there. It is completely different. Clearly, any time you make some sort of change, there’s gonna be some [blowback]. I do not know. I’ve my concepts of what might presumably work, however I am not gonna try this. We gotta do one thing.”
Los Angeles Lakers ahead LeBron James reacts after scoring on a quick break layup  towards the Atlanta Hawks  at Crypto.com Enviornment March 18, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Occasions through Getty Photographs)
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Scores for video games on ESPN, ABC, TNT and NBA TV are down 25% from final yr. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver lately pointed at an absence of cable TV in households as a contributing issue.
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