Stephen A's Take: Players Listen up! The NBA All-star game ratings have fallen 3 years in a row.

The Stephen A. Smith Show

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Society & Culture, Sports

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Stephen A. Smith is a New York Times Bestselling Author, Executive Producer, host of ESPN's First Take, and co-host of NBA Countdown.

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0:00.0	What would you do if mysterious drones appeared over your hometown?
0:04.8	I started asking questions.
0:06.9	What do you remember happening on that night of December 16th?
0:10.7	It actually rotated around our house, looking as if it was peering in each window of our home.
0:16.3	I'm Gabe Lenners.
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0:24.0	them. Invasion of the Drones, wherever you get your favorite podcasts. The more you listen to your
0:32.1	kids, the closer you'll be. So we asked kids, what do you want your parents to hear?
0:38.4	I feel sometimes that I'm not listened to. I would just want you to listen to me more often
0:42.7	and evaluate situations with me and lead me towards success. Listening is a form of love.
0:49.6	Find resources to help you support your kids and their emotional well-being at soundedouttogether.org.
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1:00.7	Headline from front office sports reports, NBA All-Star Game ratings, second least watched ever.
1:09.3	Down 13%.
1:10.8	Midseason showcased average 4.7 million viewers across TNT platforms, down 13% compared
1:18.4	to last year, according to front office sports media and entertainment reporter Ryan Glassbeagle.
1:23.0	It's the second least watched NBA All-Star game ahead only of the 2023 All-Star game,
1:30.2	which drew 4.6 million viewers.
1:33.0	The last three NBA All-Star weekends have all averaged under 6 million viewers.
1:37.4	The only three in NBA history that have not breached that threshold.
1:45.0	This is bad, ladies and gentlemen.
1:47.1	This is not good.
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