The NBA finals were a television bust. San Antonio's four-game sweep of Cleveland finished with a record-low 6.2 television rating and 11 share on ABC, Nielsen Media Research said Friday.
That was down 27 percent from the 8.5/15 for Miami's six-game victory over Dallas last year and 5 percent under the previous low, a 6.5/12 for San Antonio's six-game win over New Jersey in 2003. The NBA finals averaged 9.3 million viewers this year.

ABC News: NBA Finals Suffer Record-Low TV Ratings (http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory?id=3284374)

If there really was a great nba conspiracy, the league wouldn't let the Spurs get to the finals. They're ratings killers.

I just came across a great article on how the Spurs are "the most under appreciated, disrespected champion in NBA history".

ESPN Page 2 - Hill: No respect (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=hill/070615)