Ratings for the NBA finals are at an all-time low. While some have pointed the finger at the boycott by players and a social justice movement as the reason for the decline, it could be a number of factors impacting viewership.NBA Viewership Setting Records: The NBA finals are seeing 48% less viewers than last year. Through the first three games, the NBA finals averaged 6.71 million viewers. The drop in viewers was -43%, -52% and -56% for the first three games, respectively.Some thought that a finals series featuring Lebron James and the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat would see better viewership.The NBA finals air on ABC, a Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) company. Earlier NBA Playoff games aired on ESPN and AT&T (NYSE: T) owned channel TNT.> "Game 3 of the NBAFinals was the least watched @NBA Finals game on record.> > The previous record? Game 2 .."> > The previous record before that? Game 1.> > (via @RenderAnalytics) pic.twitter.com/WSm6id5fWy> > -- Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) October 10, 2020Other Sports: Viewership for the MLB playoffs is down 39% compared to last season. Early into the NFL season, games are seeing 14% less viewers. The NHL playoffs saw a 25% drop in...