"I do think they go to a tech company or a someone who is solely focused on streaming those games," Wasserman predicted. "That's the next generation of monetization of those fans."
The network also announced that the audience peaked right when they wanted it to, at the end of an exciting second half that saw the Stallions come back to win 33-30. That audience number topped at 1,834,000 during the 10:30-10:45pm ET window.
"I don't want to get aggregated as 'Le Batard Dances on Hank Goldberg's Grave'...I would never say that I am happy to see anyone die. I am just saying that I was never that happy when he was alive."
"After 20+ years, I have made the difficult decision to leave Sports Illustrated. It’s time for me to do something different & evolve with the changing sports media landscape."
"This partnership with Cox Media Group is about serving our life-long Hornets fans, the many new fans that are moving to our market every day as well as developing the next generation of future Hornets fans."
"Our long-term commitment is to build on that foundation, compete at the highest level, and serve this extraordinary team, its fans, and the city of Los Angeles."