The number of viewers watching NBA All-Star 2023 fell deeply, setting a sad record in the history of the tournament

Called the "worst basketball game in history" by the insider himself, the NBA All-Star Game 2023 has set a series of sad records in terms of viewership that have just been revealed today in Vietnam time.

Sports Media Watch has just announced the viewership and rating for the entire All-Star event, of which Sunday alone (the time of the All-Star 2023 match) only reached 2.2 out of the total. 5 points, attracting 4.59 million views.

This is much lower than the previous year, which was already at record lows of 3.1 points and 6.28 million viewers, down 29% and 27% respectively from the 2022 NBA All-Star.

There are many reasons for this drastic decline, one of which is that the top stars do not play or have to leave the field early due to injury.

After the news that Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant were not present, the two NBA All-Star Game 2023 captains LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo were unable to complete the match due to injury.

If Giannis only played "to be present" with only 20 seconds, scored exactly 2 points and then left the field on his own, LeBron suffered a hand injury in the match, having to miss the 3rd and 4th half of the match.

In addition to the All-Star Game, other events of the entire All-Star week also went down. Saturday's series of events (including Slam Dunk Contest, 3-Point Contest and Skills Challenge) reached 3.42 million views, a deep drop from 4.3 million views in 2022.

Although Mac McClung set a record for viewership for the Slam Dunk Contest, the dunk champion alone couldn't save the entire sequence of events that took place the day before the All-Star Game.