Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson injuries derail Warriors NBA ratings by 51%, claims report

fact that Warriors' Splash Brors duo of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson have been missing in action for majority of ongoing season is secret. Warriors are currently bottom of NBA's Western Conference table, mustering just 10 wins in 45 games all season. However, a little-kwn fact is that Warriors' media partners have suffered a major dip in ratings courtesy of injuries to 'Splash Brors'. 

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Warriors were expected to kick on from ir five-year run to NBA Finals this season. Toronto Raptors may have thrown a spanner in works for Warriors last season, but Warriors have arguably been one of most dominant forces in NBA over last five seasons. While Kevin Durant may have departed from Warriors in offseason, D'Angelo Russell took his place as sort of a like-for-like replacement for outgoing two-time NBA champion, thus ensuing a semblance of continuity at Chase Center.

Stephen Curry injury, Klay Thompson injuries derailing Warriors' ratings

Klay Thompson suffered a torn ACL in last year's NBA Finals. injury effectively ruled him out for rest of season. While he has returned to training with Warriors, Klay Thompson is expected to sit out rest of season. Stephen Curry fractured his left hand during Warriors' game against Phoenix Suns last year. three-time NBA champion underwent surgery on his left hand and a metacarpal of his index finger in vember last year. While he is expected to make his NBA return in next week or so, Warriors can salv little from ir dismal season. 

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Meanwhile, Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry have taken up roles of “sideline reporters” during Warriors' games this year. In fact, Warriors have a silver lining of a record when Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson have featured as sideline reporters for Warriors. effort to involve Splash Brors off court is seen as a way of offsetting dramatic drop in ratings for Warriors' NBA games this season. According to a number of reports, re has been a reported 51% drop in local ratings for Warriors games this term. 

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However, media partners of Warriors have manufactured ir own silver lining from Splash Brors' absence. re is a consensus among Warriors' media partners that, with increased competition from Lakers, Clippers and Dallas Mavericks, a run to Western Conference Finals is more a foregone conclusion. hope from media partners, refore, is that Warriors will have to take regular-season games more seriously next year. This could mean that Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson could be running show on an almost daily basis for Warriors next season. 

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