re: Source: Steph Curry starting over Westbrook

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#52 Buffalo, NY 987,100
#53 Oklahoma City, OK 935,100
#54 Rochester, NY 932,000
#55 Louisville, KY 912,000

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SF Bay 6 million people.

not only has SF metro six times as many viewers as Ok City, but the cities immediately above and below Ok City USED TO HAVE pro teams and they were taken away from Buffalo and Rochester because they didn't have enough TV sets.
Louisville was not allowed to transition from ABA championship level team to NBA and its best players were coopted.

I am pretty sure that Rochester and Syracuse lost franchises because flight in and out was iffy due to snow all winter and TV wanted "control". They were filling their arenas.