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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver Zings Shaquille O’Neal For Saying “Boring” On-Court Action Is Hurting TV Ratings
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver playfully zinged Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal for saying the "boring" quality of play is dragging down TV ratings.
“There was so much diversity in Shaqi’s game, I can’t believe he said that,” Silver cracked during an appearance Wednesday at the Paley Center for Media ‘s International Council Summit. After his jibe about the bruising, low-post style of O’Neal, who stands 7-foot-1 and weighed about 330 pounds in his playing days, Silver turned more reflective. Streaming (and here Silver took care to shout out all three of the league’s new partners equally and not just pure streamer Amazon) also enables “a bevy” of programming options.
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