Shaq Blames NBA Viewership Drop on 3-Point Dominance Sparked by Stephen Curry

Steph Curry with US flag at Paris Olympics - GettyImages
Steph Curry with US flag at Paris Olympics – GettyImages

*Early in the 2024-25 season, the NBA is reportedly experiencing a dip in viewership, and Shaquille O’Neal attributes this to the prevalence of a uniform playing style centered around 3-point shots—a trend sparked by Stephen Curry’s influence on the game.

“It’s down because we’re looking at the same thing. Everybody is running the same plays,” Shaq said on his podcast, Fox News reports. 

“Steph Curry and those guys messed it up. I don’t mind Golden State back in the day shooting threes, but every team isn’t a 3-point shooter. So, why everybody has the same strategy? I think it makes the game boring,” the former Los Angeles star continued. 

“The game has already been perfect ever since Naismith created it,” Shaq added. “This new era of humans f—-d it up. … Golden State came in and changed it.

“Everybody wants to be Steph Curry, but everybody’s not Steph Curry. And that’s why viewership is down. But these dudes, they need to wake up because if viewership is down, the money is gonna come down.”

Steph Curry at Paris Olympics - Getty
Steph Curry at Paris Olympics – Getty

Last year, Curry was the subject of the Apple TV+ documentary “Stephen Curry: Underrated” directed by Peter Nicks.

The doc is described as “a coming-of-age story of one of the most influential, dynamic and unexpected players in the history of basketball. This feature documentary — blending intimate cinéma vérité, archival footage and on camera interviews — documents Curry’s rise from an undersized college player at a small town Division I college to a four-time NBA champion, building one of the most dominant sports dynasties in the world,” per the synopsis.

“Stephen Curry: Underrated” is now available to stream for Apple TV+ subscribers.

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