The ratings are in for the 2023 NBA All-Star Game, and yikes. The news isn't great.
averaged a combined 2.2 rating and 4.59 million viewers.
That's a significant decline from the 2022 edition of the game, which averaged a 3.1 rating and 6.28 million viewers. 2023's ratings dropped 29 percent from 2022, and viewership dropped 27 percent. That's the biggest single-season decline for the All-Star Game since 2000 , according to Sports Media Watch. The 2023 NBA All-Star Game also drew fewer viewers than the 2022 MLB All-Star Game and the NFL's new Pro Bowl Games .
The game itself was, well, a modern all-star game. A number of big name stars were hurt or left early, as always happens. The ASG is played midseason, so no one wants to go too hard and injure themselves in a game that literally doesn't matter. In fact, when LeBron went too hard in the first half on defense, he actually hurt himself and sat out the second half.
Here's the play where LeBron James hurt his wrist as he was trying to block this Pascal Siakam shot 🙏
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