NBA sweeps Top 10 sporting events in early May ratings

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  • The NBA has seen ratings go up across the postseason amongst its partners at NBC, ESPN, and Amazon.
  • Increased primetime network exposure has certainly provided a lift, but cable and streaming numbers have been solid as well.
  • In Nielsen ratings from May 4-10, the NBA swept the entire Top 10 of most-watched sports telecast according to a tweet from Yahoo’s Shlomo Sprung.
  • It was topped by Game 4 in the Spurs-Timberwolves western conference semifinal series drawing 6.59 million viewers on NBC.
There has been enough debate about NBA ratings this season to fill an election cycle over the past year. But with the playoffs upon us, the league has to be feeling great about its current positionin [+2375 chars]

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