Klay Thompson’s return to the Golden State Warriors lineup on 9th January after a 31-month absence due to injury attracted 110 million views across the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) social media platforms, becoming the most-viewed regular-season moment ever.
Eight-hundred forty-four thousand viewers tuned in for the live game broadcast on NBA TV to make it the league’s most-viewed regular-season game since 2016.
In his first NBA game since June 2019, the 31-year-old Thompson hit 17 points as the Warriors trounced the Cleveland Cavaliers, 96-82.
The game also managed a 12.7 household rating at NBC Sports Bay Area, making it the highest-rated regular-season game on the regional sports network (RSN) since 2016.


Australia Bans Card Payment Surcharges Starting October 2025
LA28 Confirms Olympic Athletes Exempt from Trump’s Travel Ban
NBA Returns to China with Alibaba Partnership and Historic Macau Games
Trump Threatens Stadium Deal Over Washington Commanders Name
Federal Judge Blocks Pentagon's Blacklisting of AI Company Anthropic
Brown-Forman and Pernod Ricard in Merger Talks to Create World's Largest Spirits Giant
South Korea Manufacturing PMI Hits 4-Year High in March 2025 Driven by Semiconductor Demand
Apple Eyes U.S. Formula 1 Broadcast Rights in Major Sports Streaming Push
Trump to Host UFC Event at White House on His 80th Birthday
U.S. Plans $115 Million Counter-Drone Investment to Secure FIFA World Cup and Major National Events
Dollar Surges to Monthly High as Middle East Conflict Rattles Global Markets
McDonald's and Restaurant Brands International Face Headwinds Amid Iran Conflict and Rising Costs
CTOC Adds 3,000 Doctors, 500 Hospitals Ahead of Liquidity Push
Eli Lilly and Insilico Medicine Forge $2.75 Billion AI-Driven Drug Discovery Deal
TSMC Japan's Second Fab to Produce 3nm Chips by 2028
Nike Beats Q3 Estimates but China Weakness and Margin Pressure Weigh on Outlook
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Earns $37.7 Million in 2025 Amid Record Growth 



