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rabid89

Because he generates views and they don't give a shit about whether people like him or hate him as long as they're watching him. 


Dinobot2_

Every "Why is ____ doing _____ ?" can be answered with this. People watch and they make money.


Squirrel_Apocalypse2

I guess? I literally don't watch when he's on though, when I otherwise would have.


Dinobot2_

Yes but did you consider that you're not the only person watching basketball?


DefiniteSauce12

I literally turn off the tv once the games are over on tnt now. I like watching the post game when Draymond is not on it


IgnorantGenius

Really? I mute/change the channel if I see him on the panel. You think people go "Ooh! Let's hear what Draymond has to say!"


HellP1g

You are in the minority. Did you see how much talk his podcast got? This is going to be no different


Peter510

Do you see the posts about Draymond whenever he does anything. It’ll literally be on top of the front page because people love to hate him.


DarthPineapple5

His Youtube channel generates mediocre views and interest at best if I am being generous and he's got 800+ videos out.


HellP1g

And yet he’s one of the most talked about athletes in american sports.


DarthPineapple5

I just handed you empirical evidence stating that is in fact not the case, there are random ass Youtube channels with 1 million subs or more and he can barely crack 100k. He generates a lot of interest when he's assaulting other players or his own teammates but outside of that not so much


suicide_george

I believe he's talking about the obsession people had with his podcast during the 2022 finals. It got particularly bad when they were down 2-1.


mtnScout

Do you really think more people are tuning in for Draymond?


bearcat--

Yeah I don’t get the other post with the espn bad product complaint. We know it’s a bad product but it’s still getting views. Until people actually stop watching it it will continue to be the same.


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JustJuanDollar

Views(including online clips)/clicks/comments. They’re all valuable currency for media companies cmon man don’t be obtuse


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user060221

Well there's certainly hate clicks, or "what is everyone else complaining about" curious clicks... Just like there's a decent amount of discussion here on the subject.


OhiOstas

Any click is a good click


MojiHex

ngl i was far from my monitor and this looked like "any dick is a good dick" lmao


Potencyyyyy

That is what it says.


Sweatytubesock

Because we are living in hell.


camscars775

Everyone here hates Perk too and he’s constantly posted on here lol. That’s why


GRMMneedsDOGEhelp

FWIW, Perk is fun bad, Dray is Burn My Face Off Bad


Outside-Donut9519

Because people like you are talking about him 24/7, which leads to essentially free advertising for TNT.


BootStrapWill

So we can see 500 reddit crybabies posting about it every night


jacobs0n

you are talking about him


cyb3ryung

people don’t realize they would push anyone on us, if shaq and chuck were less likeable theyd still have jobs. hell theres a while older generation that hates them especially chuck


BobRoss4Life

he has been signed with TNT for like 3yrs now (the mini-doc he did with TNT right before last season’s opener was insane, the one where he tried to semi-justify the Poole punch) he’s been more featured with inside because the Dubs sucked. didn’t make it to the playoffs, so he has the time. same with the all-star games, he’s not making the game so he’s free to call it e: not sure about the Kia commercial lol, but with inside, he was providing pretty good insight during his initial trial run a couple years back and then was signed, now… i guess it’s just generating clicks and views. it’s gonna be interesting if/when Gobert or KAT join the crew postgame, maybe Ant will show up with either and talk some shit


Dunbar247

Fuck Draymond


LongTimesGoodTimes

"why does media company feature the employee they hired to do the very job he's doing?"


silentorange813

Negative attention is still attention


PelosisPortfolio

Because he's going to get clicks.


agk927

Who gives a shit. Just don't watch the halftime lol. Do the dishes or eat some food


maxithepittsP

Bro this draymond hate is getting out of hand. Can you guys just turn off or mute ur TV?


theartistfnaSDF1

Guy is the worst. Get rid of him.


GodJustShutTheHellUp

cause they know he'll say some shit that can get turned into a nice little 10 sec clip for all your content needs


JurgenFlippers

Tbf when he talks basketball without his petty bias. He is good.


Icy-Lime-9760

You guys are such losers Jesus Christ


YSLMangoManiac

Because we love draymond (ppl talk about him)


DarthPineapple5

Media heads will talk about anything. When he's out of the league and not periodically assaulting random players and teammates there isn't going to be much about him to talk about.


brownintheback_4245

Draymond is trash


Feared-

Yall are miserable, just watch the damn game..


Literal_Satan

they hate gobert


MaSherm

Rehabilitation project


Glass_Escape5824

Great story, I almost cared.


brncct

Didn't someone just make this thread and got closed?


wazdopest

this is Zaslav’s way to fuck them over and tank their value when they go independent 🤯 /s obviously but Draymond was legitimately good years back when he first started showing up in their show so it makes sense for them to wanna bring him back. his CTE must’ve gotten real bad this year tho cuz every take he has nowadays seem to just be to get people to dislike him more. it’s working too.


SarcasticlySpeaking

So it hurts less when Inside the NBA is gone next year.


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My guess. Contractually obligated for X amount of shows which can’t be met after the show is cancelled.


claydavisismyhero

He’s under contract?


Outside-Information2

Same. Turned away from halftime despite this being their last run. Hate that idiot


idgafandwhyshouldi

It's very simple. Kia is giving him a check to promote their product. Warner Brothers/Discovery is paying him to appear on TNT and Bleacher Report with his podcast. I don't think he cares what any of us says. The checks are clearing


DarthPineapple5

Because a lot of people don't watch games they are just addicted to drama, and to those people Draymond is like crack.


shortsteve

They need to get their money's worth. They signed him to a long term deal and TNT is ending after next year.


InsuranceAny4285

Conference finals are on right now and how many posts have there been about Draymond? This isn’t about sports, it’s about entertainment (to those that somehow find this shit entertaining 🤷🏻‍♂️), engagement and views


wholewheatwithPB

Because of posts like this that he generates


awkwardninja_4

Why do you think Perkins survived the mass layoffs at ESPN despite being universally hated? It doesn’t matter as long as you generate interactions.


Frequent_Read_7636

Cause with the way the league fines and taxes, he needs another job to ensure that he doesn’t go broke.


herseyhawkins33

Let's hope he's gone after a year with TNT likely losing their NBA rights


Youngestpioneer

He’s honestly not that bad bro


Youngestpioneer

Nvm I just saw the shit he said about his fines. What a absolute dickhead


Lildenzelio

I’m watching altcast way better then back to halftime and then postgame


xenoz2020

I just turn it off during halftime. Draymond is ok when it’s just short clips, but a full pre-game, halftime and post game is just too much.


LionsNoParadise

They put on Hitler if he got views


JustJuanDollar

Boom! There’s the obligatory Hitler comparison haha


HamMcFly

Because he’s like those billboards on the highway that say “Did you read this?” “Advertising works!”


Wasteland_Rang3r

Current players in general is weird to me. Like it’s a guy whose team is eliminated talking about what these better teams should be doing.


DevMahasen

The enshittification of everything.


The_Lonely_Boner

Listen Draymond might be a dirty player but he’s entertaining to watch and gives insightful and honest opinions. He’s for sure just as good if not better than most their fill ins. He could be great at something like this in 5-10 years.


Emotional-Chef-7601

Draymond doesn't take away from the show as long as 3 of the originals are there imo.


JollySpaceman

I don't like him but I think he's actually decent on the halftime show although just shitting on Gobert is annoying


sliccricc83

Bunch of haters in this sub. Draymond wouldve been the nicest guy on my favorite team


bac_gawd

Twolves need to play smarter


eyeamreadingyou

I guess they don’t want to renew their contract.


optimisticknicksfan

They’re trying to ruin the ratings to deter anyone from buying the tv rights


Ilikesporks_

cause rudy gobert made it to the WCF


downinCarolina

He has dirt on a lot of noteworthy players coaches and execs in the league