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No NBA Players Kneeled for the National Anthem, Now the Ratings Are In...

INJOOn Tuesday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics squared off in a game that was broadcast by TNT. LeBron James has developed a reputation as an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump, especially during the national anthem protests, so questions loomed leading up to the game over what he might do.

Not a single player knelt during the national anthem, but the entire Cavs team locked arms and bowed their heads as a U.S. service member sang the national anthem.

No one on the Houston Rockets or Golden State Warriors teams knelt during the national anthem that night either.

Now the ratings are in for the two games, Deadline reports:

In meter market results, the doubleheader start of the 2017-2018 b-ball season delivered a 3.5 rating for the Turner cabler. Not only did that LeBron James and Cavs 102-99 win over the Boston Celtics and the Rockets’ dramatic 122-121 victory over current champs the Golden State Warriors rise 46% over last year’s October 25 opener but it was clear win over all of cable.

Breaking things down to the individual games, things prove an even more dramatic ratings dunk with double digits rises in both cases. For the first game in the Ohio city, which started with Cavs players linking arms in protest and solidarity during the national anthem, there was an 82% uptick from last year’s New York Knicks vs. the then NBA champs season opener. Last night’s Cavs vs. Celtics court battle drew a 4.0 MM rating with a peak of a 4.8 in the 10:15 – 10:30 PM ET slot.

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