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Noticeable crowd pop for Jeff Foster ... not quite to Reggie levels though.

OKC down 2-1 to Denver gave up 8 points in the first quarter of Game 4. 35 tonight.

Just the third 2-2 NBA Finals since 2015. (2021 and 2022)

A look at why the NBA will be better off when Stephen A. Smith is no longer part of its television coverage: sportsmediawatch.com/2025/06/nba-be…

Cup Final Game 4 (Thursday night) posts rare increase over previous TNT series. Still down from last year on ABC. sportsmediawatch.com/2025/06/stanle…

Someone asked Tyrese Haliburton the ratings question (and it's not me, I'm not at the OKC games). Haliburton responds: "I do not care, to be honest with you. ... I couldn't care less."

Carlisle on Scott Foster: "Awful, some of the things I've seen about the officiating. Scott Foster in particular -- I've known Scott Foster for 30 years -- he's a great official ... ridiculous scrutiny that's being thrown out there is terrible. And unfair, and unjust. Stupid."

Rain now following NASCAR to other countries. They could put a race in the Sahara Desert and it would rain.

Lisa Salters is back tonight for Game 5.

On the latest edition of "The Needle," a look at why leagues like the NBA, NHL and NASCAR are increasingly shrugging off steep ratings declines: sportsmediawatch.com/2025/06/the-ne…

News roundup for Sports Media Watch: —ABC to air player intros before Game 5 —WNBPA not included in renewal talks with Scripps —Stops announced for SportsCenter tour sportsmediawatch.com/2025/06/nba-fi…

NBA Finals hits series-high in Game 4, bucking usual Friday night trend, but still least-watched Game 4 outside of the 2020 "bubble": sportsmediawatch.com/2025/06/nba-fi…

Striped sections in OKC tonight.

I'm sympathetic to these arguments, but I always want more apples-to-apples comps. 20 years ago, Denver's five playoff games were on ESPN, TNT, and NBATV. How much would a cable/sat sub have cost? How easy would it have been to turn off after one month? nytimes.com/2025/06/16/opi…

Should note that the Thunder is pushing fans online and in the arena to be in their seats by 7:00 PM (CT). Which they did not do for games 1 & 2. Not sure if the pregame proceedings will be different tonight.