“ Games will begin at noon with 76ers/Knicks and conclude at 10:30 Christmas night with Suns/Nuggets.”
NBA Opening Night Ratings Highest Since 2017
"It was the biggest sports story on Friday morning. It warranted the amount of coverage that it got but giving it the “embrace debate” treatment was...
“Excuse me, excuse me, excuse me, I listened to you,” Smith interjected, "you’re the one telling me to stop on my show. It ain’t happening.”
"This a sacred job to me. "
"Bill Russell was 88 years old. He died at his home on Mercer Island in Washington on Sunday."
"Ratings are still down, however, compared to the 2019 NBA Finals, which were the last NBA Finals to take place in its traditional window."
“The game averaged an audience of 11.52 million. That is good enough for a 6.2 rating.”
“I think that Cedric was feeling it last night.”
"The telecast averaged a 6.4 rating and 11.91 million viewers."