I think it's confirmation bias more than anything. Professional sports have actually never been more popular than it has in the last five years or so.
Look at the amazing TV deals, sponsorship deals, etc. Every game is televised. Arenas are more full than they've ever been. In the 80s and 90s a lot of NHL first-round series were played to half full arenas. In the 80s and 90s you got maybe 20 games per season televised? 30 if lucky?
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