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I get that they look for profit, that makes sense. It would be fine if the local people would be able to watch the matches using the NBA live stream subscription, like the rest of the people in the country do.
What doesn't make sense to me is that everyone in the country paying the NBA live subscription can watch the matches of that team, except the people living close.
If I get the analogy right, it would like if they would prevent the movie from being shown on Netflix subscription because I live to close to where the movie is shot, while the rest of the country can watch it normally. That would be wild.
Or am I missing something?
You’re correct, the original “reason” for the blackout many, many years ago was to retain the local ticket sales for the team and the potential tourism to the city.
Edit: most leagues honor an “if it sells out, then we don’t blackout” policy
Interesting, thanks.