The sky isn’t falling, but interest in the NBA is

The NBA logo at center court is shown during the second half of an NBA first-round playoff basketball game between the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020. | Mark J. Terrill, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY — It’s become a media pastime to speculate on the declining popularity of the NBA. It’s a sky-is-falling routine — the league isn’t going anywhere, despite its many glaring flaws and missteps and a declini