Victor Wembanyama is the most anticipated rookie in the NBA since the arrival of LeBron James in 2003.
His debut in the competition was an occasion despite not fulfilling the very high expectations placed on him.
He was only good (15 points, five rebounds and many details that showed his extraordinary potential), but it was not an extraordinary performance as one might have expected from what we had seen in preseason.
What impact did Wembanyama have on the ratings?
Fans responded overwhelmingly to his debut and the Spurs-Mavericks game averaged 2.99 million viewers and peaked at 3.90 million on ESPN.
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These results made it the network’s most-watched NBA opening week game since the 2018 Lakers-Rockets game that marked LeBron James‘ debut for Los Angeles Lakers. That one reached a ceiling of 3.36 million viewers.
The large number obtained by Wembanyama‘s first NBA game even surpassed the figures for the two games scheduled for the opening day.
The Nuggets-Lakers game was watched by 2.84 million on TNT and the Warriors-Suns game by 2.71 million.
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