Trying to watch NBA games these days feels like playing a never-ending game of “choose your subscription.” ESPN, TNT, League Pass, local networks—it’s like the NBA decided to copy Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour and make us pay for every stop. And just when you think you’ve got it figured out, the league drops a revised schedule that’s got fans buzzing—and not in a good way.

Here’s the deal: while teams like the Lakers, the Warriors, and the Knicks are basically the Kardashians of the NBA (always in the spotlight), others are getting treated like background extras in a Marvel movie. Some teams are getting the red carpet; others are getting the red light.

Take the Houston Rockets, for example. After tonight, they’ve got just one more ESPN game this season. The Lakers? They got 14, the Sixers? 11 more, same for the Warriors. But what about the other 26 teams? A silver lining for local networks though. Craig Ackerman, the Rockets’ announcer and the voice of Space City Home Network, is totally cool with it. He tweeted, “We at @SpaceCityHN are fine with this. We are your home for 🚀📺.”

For Ackerman and local fans, fewer national games mean more airtime on their home network. But for smaller-market teams, this schedule feels like another slap in the face, leaving them fighting for scraps in a league that’s all about the glitz and glam of its biggest stars.

While marquee teams like the Lakers, the Warriors, and the Knicks  dominate the lineup, others are barely getting a look-in. The Milwaukee Bucks vs the Heat game was shifted to truTv mid game because they a delay and the next game was the Celtics vs the Lakers. TNT didn’t let the Bucks game close out and started broadcasting the Celtics-Lakers game.

This what the Cavaliers have been talking about no recognition from mainstream media because no matter how good they play it’s not on mainstream media.

Like all things, the NBA is also about money. And to generate more money amid the falling tv ratings, Adam Silver has some ideas.

Adam Silver floats a new idea to make the NBA more interesting

Despite the league’s shiny new multi-billion dollar media deal, ratings have been, well, meh. Fans are grumbling about the style of play, and Commissioner Adam Silver is feeling the heat. So, what’s the fix? On the Dan Patrick Show, Silver floated an idea that’s either genius or madness: shortening games to four 10-minute quarters.

Yeah, you read that right. Silver’s out here suggesting the NBA ditch its iconic 48-minute format. “I’m probably in the minority,” he said, “but I like the idea of 10-minute quarters. A two-hour game fits better with modern TV habits.” He’s not wrong—most of us can barely sit through a movie without checking our phones.

Silver even name-dropped Olympic and college basketball, where shorter games are the norm, and compared it to baseball’s pitch clock, which has been a game-changer.

Now, before you start drafting your angry tweets, relax—this isn’t happening anytime soon. But the fact that Silver’s even talking about it shows the league is willing to shake things up. Whether fans will go for it is another story.

After all, messing with tradition is like changing the recipe for your grandma’s apple pie—risky business. But hey, if it keeps us from dozing off during the fourth quarter, maybe it’s worth a shot. What do you think—yay or nay?