Further proof the NBA/ESPN wants the Heat in the Finals...
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Total time: 444.25 minutes
Time (minus commercials): 336.25
TIME DEVOTED TO INDIVIDUAL SPORTS
NBA: 171 minutes (50.9%) (last week: 27.7%)
MLB: 72 (21.4%) (last week: 32.1%)
SportsCenter staples (things like the "Top 10," "Encore," "What 2 Watch 4," etc.): 51 (15.2%) (last week: 16%)
NHL: 16.5 (4.9%) (last week: 11%)
Other sports: 10.5 (3.1%) (last week: 1.2%)
NFL: 9 (2.7%) (last week: 4%)
Golf: 2.75 (0.8%) (last week: 4%)
NASCAR: 2.75 (0.8%) (last week: 1.7%)
College football: 0.75 (.2%) (last week: 2.6%)
College basketball: 0 minutes (0%) (last week: 0.2%)
MOST-COVERED TEAMS BY SPORT
Miami Heat (NBA): 78.25 minutes (23.3%)
New York Rangers (NHL): 11.5 (3.4%)
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (MLB): 7.75 (2.3%)
New York Jets (NFL): 2.5 (0.7%)
West Virginia Mountaineers (college football) 0.75 (0.2%)
MOST-MENTIONED SPORTS FIGURES
Rather than break down the amount of time a specific athlete or figure was covered, we counted how frequently names were mentioned in the transcripts from the week. The 15 most-mentioned sports people for May 19-May 25:
LeBron James: 135
Dwyane Wade: 112
Kobe Bryant: 70
Russell Westbrook: 38
Kevin Durant: 33
Justin Verlander: 26
Bryce Harper: 24
Rajon Rondo: 22
Danny Granger: 22
Roy Hibbert: 19
Larry Bird: 19
Chris Bosh: 19
Lance Stephenson: 18
Henrik Lundqvist: 14
Andrew Bynum: 13
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http://deadspin.com/5914304/bristolm...the-miami-heat
Notice, not a single San Antonio Spur mentioned more than the guy who did the choke sign to LeBron. Spurs also mentioned for a whopping 4 minutes the entire week. I would say I cannot wait for the Spurs to annihilate the Heat 4-0 and win each game 15+ points, but we all know Stern isn't letting that happen.