Racial equality protests are affecting the viewership of NBA and MLB games, reports said.
According to Outkick.com, neither league did well after returning from their coronavirus-imposed hiatus because of all the Black Lives Matter and social justice issues during the opening games.
Outkick reported that the return of the NBA on TNT saw the following numbers:
Lakers-Clippers: 3.4 million
Pelicans-Jazz: 2.1 million
ESPN’s MLB return numbers were also underwhelming:
Yankees-Nationals: 4.0 million
Dodgers-Giants: 2.8 million
Sports fans are apparently uninterested in seeing athletes kneeling or not kneeling for the national anthem. They just want them to play sports.