[mjr24]

Originally Posted by Germanauto

I was thinking the other day of how part of MJ's legacy is how he popularized the sport globally and has gone into the history books as a mythologic figure. He was the most popular human on the face of the Earth. Meanwhile during Lebron's tenure NBA ratings have sank to all time lows. He's a very divisive player both on and off the court. In a basketball context alone I strongly believe he has negatively impacted the game.

Growing up the NBA was always my favourite league. I reminisce over the days watching so many star players in different organizations. The Spurs, Suns, Mavs, Lakers, and Kings made for some amazing playoff series out West. The regular season was valued and fun to watch. I'm partly biased because my Pistons were actually a solid team then. Say what you will about David Stern but he ran a tight ship. Besides the bs blocked Chris Paul trade and allowing the Sonics to move I don't have much beef with him.

The past few years I've mostly become just a casual fan who follows in the playoffs. I don't really care for a lot of the younger players. The politics and players seemingly running the league is what broke the camel's back for me. I don't follow basketball at all anymore.

Definitely a lot of politics.....but these guys are making $40 mil a year now on the court so I don't know that NBA viewership is at an all-time low (maybe on TV but a lot of people don't watch it on TV, they watch it on mobile devices, etc.).

I think the whole dynamics of the super team started to hurt the NBA (which definitely was attributed to LeBron). Talent-wise, the league now is way way way better than at any other point by a lot. However, that's the downfall..you have a couple players team up and that is where the super team starts.