Toronto Raptors Danny Green has the ball knocked loose on his way to the hoop by Golden State Warriors Draymond Green and Andre Iguodala as Stephen Curry and Raptors Pascal Siakam look on during game 1 of the NBA Finals in Toronto on May 30, 2019.The “they” we’re talking about here are the U.S. networks and the pundits who track the ratings. The sun had barely risen on Friday when the Hollywood Reporter carried an online story with this headline: “TV Ratings: NBA Finals Opens With 10-Year Low.
We don’t know how he felt later that night, after the Raptors won. Kimmel will be back with another prime-time show on Sunday but it seems unlikely he’ll feel chastened. Such is the cockiness about the Warriors and such is the anti-Raptors feeling in the U.S. TV industry. Never mind, Trevor Noah has better Drake jokes than Kimmel in any case.