Fox News: Celtics head coach admits he'd 'rather watch something else' as NBA ratings decline

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Celtics head coach admits he'd 'rather watch something else' as NBA ratings decline

The NBA's ratings are down 25% from last season, and even Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla is part of the "problem," he admitted Thursday.......                    ...                        ...Fewer people are You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login than in previous years, including some of the sport's top names.......Ratings for NBA games on ABC, ESPN, TNT and NBA TV You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, according to Sports Media Watch, and there are many ideas floating about why.......Three-pointer propensity and lack of defense are the two main bugaboos observers point to.......And it's become clear that players rest more often than they used to and that the regular season has been watered down in recent years.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login was asked about the declining ratings, and one would think the coach of the reigning champions would defend his game. But that was not the case......."I add to that I don't watch NBA games. I'm just as much of a problem as everyone else," Mazzulla admitted, adding he'd "rather watch something else......."I don't like watching the games."......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......NBA Commissioner Adam Silver recently pointed to "the decline of cable" TV as a factor in the lower ratings......."Our young audience isn't subscribing to cable, and those fans aren't finding our games," he said.......The NBA has attempted to rejuvenate the regular season by adding the NBA Cup, which ended this week with the Milwaukee Bucks victorious in Las Vegas. However, most fans don't take the NBA Cup seriously despite the money at stake.......It should be noted that TV ratings for men's college basketball and the NHL are also down 21% and 28%, respectively, from last season. Women's college basketball is also down 38%, but You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login also drew historic numbers that were bound to come down.......Follow Fox News Digital's You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, and subscribe to You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login....

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