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Taking down the Boston Celtics 103-90 in Game 6 of the 2022 NBA Finals in the Massachusetts metropolis last night, the Golden State Warriors cemented their dynasty with their fourth championship in the past decade. Now well ensconced in the pantheon of basketball, the big win for Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, Klay…

The once great Boston Celtics dynasty must be feeling pretty restored right about now after Wednesday night's 116-100 win over the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of the 2022 NBA Finals. When it comes to viewership, though, the league itself is probably is a little meh. Pulling in an audience of 11.5 million on ABC…

UPDATE, 9:05 PM PT: In his first live in-studio appearance since taking office during the pandemic, President Joe Biden sat down today in the City of Angels with Jimmy Kimmel. Watch the full nearly 24-minute interview above. The interview showed why the White House has turned to late night to get its message out…

Going into Game 3 tomorrow, the 2022 NBA Finals right now is a dead heat, with one win in pocket for rivals the Golden State Warriors and the Boston Celtics. Steph Curry and the Bay Area's best brought some serious heat and gravity defying skills in a home court match-up with Marcus Smart and the Boston boys on…

“We feel very strongly as a league that it’s time for people to take notice,” Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr said as he wore an orange “end gun violence” shirt in a press conference before game two of the NBA Finals on Sunday, “and to take part in what should be a nationwide effort to limit the gun violence…

Two great teams. Lots of big stars. An exciting game. Big television markets. Momentum from a ratings rise during the regular season and playoffs. And it all added up to the lowest ratings for Game 1 of the National Basketball Assn.’s June finals in many years. The Thursday night NBA Finals opener between the Golden St…

The Boston Celtics secured a spot in the 2022 NBA Finals on Sunday with a Game 7 victory over the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals. It is the first NBA Finals appearance in 12 years for Boston, which will now face the Golden State Warriors in the best-of-7 championship series beginning Thursday. The…

Tuesday night was a win for both the Milwaukee Bucks and ABC as the clinching Game 6 of the NBA Finals dominated ratings and viewers. Per Nielsen Live + Same Day fast affiliate data, the game drew 8.78 million viewers and a 2.8 rating in the 18-49 demographic during primetime. The Bucks’ 105-98 victory over the…

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 50 points on Tuesday night to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to their first NBA Championship in 50 years. Only six other players have scored 50 points or more in the NBA Finals. Only one other player has done it to clinch the title: Bob Petit had 50 in 1958 to win it all for the (then) St. Louis…

In a memo sent to ESPN employees on Friday, ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro addressed what he called “nuanced and complicated personnel matters” related to “recent events.” Those events revolve around leaked comments made by one of the the network’s highest-profile female hosts Rachel Nichols, who is white, and another of…

Shortly before tip off of the first game of the 2021 NBA Finals, league commissioner addressed the turmoil at one of the league’s premiere TV partners, ESPN, surrounding hosts Rachel Nichols and Maria Taylor. Asked by reporters about the controversy over Nichols leaked comments regarding ESPN and Taylor, Silver called…

On the day of the start of the NBA Finals, ESPN’s premiere daily NBA show was missing from the network’s schedule. Instead, according to the New York Post, viewers who tuned in on Tuesday found the two-man team of Jalen & Jacoby, who are usually The Jump‘s lead-in. A subsequent Jump schedule spot was filled by the…