Cavs vs Pistons game 6
Idk what Adam silver is doing but I’m utterly furious. Cavs vs Pistons Game 6 is a playoff elimination closeout game, why is it hidden behind paywall access instead of national TV??? Fans deserve better period.
He’s collecting that 20Billion check from Amazon is what he’s doing
It’s also not his hometown team so he doesn’t care
Which also translated into more cap space for teams iirc
This is bad because a playoff elimination game is the exact type of game a casual fan might accidentally watch and then remember that basketball exists. Putting it behind a paywall is a good strategy only if the goal is to make sure the league’s most dramatic product is experienced by people who already filled out three login screens and had a working cable provider password.
Money unfortunately
Are we saying people can’t stumble into it on prime?
I dont know if this is true but I would guess that far more people have Amazon than have cable, and it’s probably relatively close between network tv and prime. Or at the very least there are likely more worldwide prime members than there are American network tv households.
I’m not saying I like it, I’m saying that’s why they’re doing it - 200,000,000 prime members all pay for prime whereas 200,000,000 ABC-havers don’t, so prime pays nba more.
Adam Silver is a disaster for the sport of basketball
He’s perfect for capital gain. He’s such a pushover when it comes to financial situations with the league, one example being the influx of Saudi money being truck dumped in it.
Loll something like 240 million people have prime and 60 million have cable and news flash it was always behind a paywall if you didn’t have cable or tnt\espn.. I’m sure their viewership is way up from normal
It is always weird to me to hear people talk about cable as if this like given that you just have literally everything is considered paywall but cable is considered free TV.
And things like cable literally have contracts where you get like charged to cancel. They are objectively a worse paywall than something like Amazon.
Like Directv alone is 85 dollars… A MONTH.
The ABC and now NBC games are free over the air, so there are some valid complaints about not using those channels for the playoffs
I’m watching a lot more basketball this year than last bc of prime and peacock. and im not alone. viewership numbers are way up. op’s take is legit out of touch boomer nonsense.
Not that some aspects of the current media landscape don’t suck, but people just get furious whenever a game isn’t on one of the specific avenues they already have to watch.
Yeah ESPN games are brutal lol
Time to join a crew of pirates my guy
Damn straight
Arrgh!
Sail the seas of the east
Would you complain more or less if it were on ESPN?
No matter where it is people would complain
The people complaining that the games are on NBC are the funniest. Like, kids today literally don’t know how broadcast television works.
yall still complaining about Amazon prime?
it sucks if you want to live your life and still watch the game. the bars cant put it on because they dont have prime
As a business owner, it seems like they should just pay the $200 a year for Prime, because then they can show the game and also receive emergency bar supplies in two days.
I don’t think it works like that, businesses usually have to buy a more expensive package to air it in a restaurant/bar
They have to go through third party licensing partners but a lot of bars just don’t give a fuck and will use personal Amazon accounts.
Out of curiosity, how would Amazon even find out? Would a customer have to report them or something?
every bar and restaurant in america shouldnt have to pay amazon lol
Before all the streaming wars they were paying for a giant cable subscription. What’s the difference.
Because paying Comcast is better somehow?
I’m not sure what this means. These places already pay for cable. They shouldn’t have to pay even more for Prime. Use your brain
But there’s no problem with every bar and restaurant having to pay ESPN?
It’s like $8 dude yall down that bad ?
Bars and other public places frequently don’t have it. It’s not about whether this individual commenter has it. Use ya noggin kid
Then that’s on your bar dude lol the one I frequent had no problems paying for a business subscription.
So get angry at the bar?? Do we have MJ fan IQ here?
Everything is “like $8” shit adds up man.
First time I got annoyed was this seasons playoffs with ESPN having exclusives. I swear there’s no way to add that to a plan for under $50
Yeah the espn nights are wack but I’m glad they didn’t get too many games this year
I mean.. not for nothing but why is Amazon considered a paywall but ESPN and TNT not? Neither of them are free, over the air?
Valid
Im sure even a man with integrity will say yes to $20 billion
Yeah his job is to make the league money. 20B pays more than free viewership (or whatever relatively small amount ABC pays from ad revenue)
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Honestly it probably will only get worse. It gives streaming services content when normal TV shows take so long now.
I’m curious about how this impacts the viewership numbers
Amazon is prime is dog shit all around, despite the narrative the dorks of this sub tried to paint
Yea the video quality is terrible
Why can’t they put the Amazon games for free on Twitch like the NFL does?
National TV is basically a paywall as well unless they’re airing it on a broadcast network which isn’t common for NBA games.
Cord cutting. Broadcast TV ain’t shit anymore.
Brother is is 2026 no one is watching cable
I was in Cleveland for one of the games that was on NBC sports or whatever and the bar I was at, where you could see rocket arena from, couldn’t get the game on.
this is national tv
Remember Adam silver doesn’t work for the fans, he works for the owners and their pockets
And also the Amazon deal happened because David Zaslav is an idiot
And TNT didn’t even have a streaming option. If you didn’t have a cable package with the channel, you had to watch the alternate camera angles on League Pass while listening to the radio broadcast.
And then they tried to add HBO Max, but the streaming there was borderline non functional and almost a full minute behind the tv broadcast
I have barely watched any playoff games because so many are on Amazon. I already pay insane money for YouTube tv
Either pay or pirate, the choice is yours
Crazy because I can only watch the games when they’re on prime. I don’t know a single person with cable anymore
You can watch the highlights for free. It’s a highlight sport after all.
Go to a sports bar
The fact that Schroeder just got pushed down and they didn’t even blow a whistle is bullshit.
Oh, but they damn sure call a fucking double dribble on Schroeder
Arrrrrgh that’s why I’m a pirate
They’ve been on TBS and ESPN for years. Same thing
I’m watching braves red Sox
This complaining is out of hand. Amazon Prime has had games all year. Why would they not have playoff games. This is the new normal
I’m sorry but it’s 2026 at this point if you don’t have prime it’s on you.
If the game were in Peacock, Paramount, or whatever streaming service besides Prime you’d have a point but I just can’t feel bad for you
Yea I’ve had prime since like 2013, them adding basketball is a plus. I don’t know anybody who doesn’t have prime
Yes, everyone in the world should have Amazon Prime because it’s so great, no downside whatsoever. And you’re a loser if you don’t have it.
Great take.
Amen! This is unAmerican!
I agree. !st season ever
Who doesn’t have Prime at this point? You pay for shipping?
Don’t worry, there will be a game 7. Silver needs to make more revenue. Don’t be surprised if all the foul calls are in favor of Detroit.
Right, all the other owners who hired him agreed to let him rig the league against their own interests
Many more people have prime than cable so you could argue this is more accessible
I tend to skip the Amazon games. I could give a half ass effort to find, but if not a team I root for I am not bothering. NBA needs to figure out better schedule next year.
how i picture OP who is utterly furious: https://media1.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTZjMDliOTUydnd4dG1lMmY5b2E2bmR0eTcyd3k5aDdvY2xwbjE0bGM1N28zdjdzaCZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/sIlHfE2wu1xFS/giphy.gif
Easy. They don’t want the casual fans to wonder why the refs love Cleveland so much 🤷♂️
I didn’t realize the people of Detroit were such babies
Gold coming from Knicks fans haha
Soft as baby shit lol.
Complaining about the refs before the game even begins like your team hasn’t gotten those calls all season to get the number one seed.
Who doesn’t have Amazon prime in 2026?
Y’all paying for slow shipping out there?
Lots of people.
Why enrich Bezos?
They did a poll on here last year and most of the users are still in high school lol so that probably answers your question.