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Clay Travis on mixing sports and politics, his ‘pudding strike,’ and the billion-dollar bet on sports gambling

Mixed Signals from Semafor Media

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Politics and Viewership in Sports

This chapter examines the influence of social justice movements on NBA ratings and the response from various fan bases. It discusses the political stances of the WNBA and its effect on profitability, while contrasting viewership trends between men's and women's basketball. The conversation extends to the wider implications of declining sports ratings, scheduling challenges, and player politics in shaping audience engagement.

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