Friday marked the first Los Angeles Lakers game since Kobe Bryant’s tragic death. The circumstances surrounding the national ESPN game cast a giant shadow over the court.
The tough-to-watch contest — which must have been darn near impossible to play — drew a bigtime TV audience. The Portland Trailblazers-Lakers game, which tipped off at 7:30 p.m. Pt, drew 4.41 million viewers on ESPN.
That’s about 2.75-times what a comparable game got last year in a similar time slot.
Those Nielsen numbers, which just came out on Monday afternoon, make Friday night’s tribute game the second most-watched regular season NBA game in ESPN’s history. The cable channel’s record remains 4.88 million viewers, which came in January 2003 courtesy of the first-ever matchup between Shaquille O’Neal and Yao Ming.
Bryant was, of course, also in that game. He had an off night, putting up 22 points in a loss. Shaq had...
The tough-to-watch contest — which must have been darn near impossible to play — drew a bigtime TV audience. The Portland Trailblazers-Lakers game, which tipped off at 7:30 p.m. Pt, drew 4.41 million viewers on ESPN.
That’s about 2.75-times what a comparable game got last year in a similar time slot.
Those Nielsen numbers, which just came out on Monday afternoon, make Friday night’s tribute game the second most-watched regular season NBA game in ESPN’s history. The cable channel’s record remains 4.88 million viewers, which came in January 2003 courtesy of the first-ever matchup between Shaquille O’Neal and Yao Ming.
Bryant was, of course, also in that game. He had an off night, putting up 22 points in a loss. Shaq had...
- 2/3/2020
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Clyde Drexler ain't been on the job for a week as BIG3 commish -- and he's already makin' history -- hiring the 1st ever female as head coach of a men's pro basketball team ... TMZ Sports has learned. "The Glide" tapped Nancy Lieberman -- a member of the Naismith and Women's Basketball Hall of Fame -- to coach Power, the squad he previously coached before leaving to run the league. Lieberman -- a legend for...
- 3/21/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_axo4om4z"]] Lamar Odom was Right when he said he can still ball in the NBA ... so says his longtime friend Cuttino Mobley. Mobley -- who played college ball with Odom at the University of Rhode Island -- says he was hanging out with Lamar earlier this week ... and says he's convinced L.O. still has what it takes. As we previously reported, Odom says he's determined to get back in the league -- despite the fact...
- 4/15/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Former L.A. Clippers player Cuttino Mobley says he doesn't hate team owner Donald Sterling -- he actually feels sorry for the guy.Mobley tells TMZ Sports ... he might actually understand where Sterling's hateful comments come from ... and he's not angry about it -- he feels pity for Sterling for going through life feeling that way. "I feel bad for him ... being such an older person and still thinking like that in 2014."And while Mobley...
- 4/27/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Wanna take a special friend out for a nice romantic Italian dinner? Well, ya can't take 'em to Cuttino Mobley's restaurant in L.A. 'cause the place closed down ... and now the former NBA star is suing the cooks -- claiming all they ever served up was bull crap. The name of the place was Sirena -- which specialized in rustic Italian dishes (shoulda tried the branzino) ... and Cuttino was an investor. But according...
- 3/1/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Lamar Odom's ex college roommate, and former NBA player Cuttino Mobley believes L.O. can shake off his drug problems in time to make it back to the NBA ... This Season!Mobley, who's 38 and attempting his own comeback, was cruising through the Grove Monday when he said, "Hopefully Lamar will be back before mid (season)."Cuttino says he was Lamar's roomie at the Univ. of Rhode Island, way back in the day, but admits...
- 10/1/2013
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Things former basketball star Cuttino Mobley hasn't done in a while: A) Play in the NBA B) Pay his credit card billMobley -- who signed a five-year contract back in 2005 for $42 million -- is being sued for running up a $95,846.62 American Express bill which has gone unpaid. A rep for Cuttino tells us someone used Cuttino's card without permission and therefore he's disputing the charges.On the plus side, Mobley has 508,040 Membership Reward Points. Read...
- 3/31/2013
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The She Cares Foundation will hold its second annual Celebrity Basketball Game this weekend, featuring Vanessa Simmons, Angela Simmons and Rob Kardashian.
The event – which takes place on September 4 at the Walter Pyramid at Cal State Long Beach – will help She Cares, which assists independant mothers that are working hard and struggling to be successful.
Also set to appear at the event are Nancy Lieberman, Jackie Long (Actor), DeRay Davis (Comedian/Actor), Keith Robinson (Actor), NoID (Grammy-Award winning Producer), Wesley Jonathan (Actor), Quincy Brown, Claudia Jordan (Radio/Tv Host and Model), Tank (Singer/Songwriter), Terry Kennedy (TV Personality/Skateboarder), Elise Neal (Actress), Darrin Henson (Actor), Christian Keyes (Actor), Texas Battle (Actor), Cuttino Mobley (retired La Clipper), Corde Broadus (TV Personality/Model), Lil Jj (Comedian), Angell Conwell (Actress), Lil Mama (Rapper/TV Personality), Lavan Davis (Actor) and many more.
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The event – which takes place on September 4 at the Walter Pyramid at Cal State Long Beach – will help She Cares, which assists independant mothers that are working hard and struggling to be successful.
Also set to appear at the event are Nancy Lieberman, Jackie Long (Actor), DeRay Davis (Comedian/Actor), Keith Robinson (Actor), NoID (Grammy-Award winning Producer), Wesley Jonathan (Actor), Quincy Brown, Claudia Jordan (Radio/Tv Host and Model), Tank (Singer/Songwriter), Terry Kennedy (TV Personality/Skateboarder), Elise Neal (Actress), Darrin Henson (Actor), Christian Keyes (Actor), Texas Battle (Actor), Cuttino Mobley (retired La Clipper), Corde Broadus (TV Personality/Model), Lil Jj (Comedian), Angell Conwell (Actress), Lil Mama (Rapper/TV Personality), Lavan Davis (Actor) and many more.
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- 9/3/2010
- Look to the Stars
When Bravo revamped Million Dollar Listing last year, the elaborately primped and blow-dried Chad Rogers became its breakout star. His obsessive-compulsive organizational skills fostered close relationships with clients (like NBA star Cuttino Mobley) but provoked a sometimes-visceral reaction from viewers, including The Soup host Joel McHale. Now, as the real estate reality show returns tonight, Rogers talked to Movieline about his reputation, growing up lonely, the weirdest recognition he's ever received, and hanging out with 95-year-old Jack Lalanne.
- 10/12/2009
- Movieline
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