The Golden State Warriors will not be featured on national television in upcoming weeks, with ESPN dropping the Western Conference franchise from December 13 and 18 games, per the AP's Brian Mahoney.

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The Warriors, despite reaching five consecutive NBA Finals, have been plagued with injuries this season, affecting All-Star guards Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry along with big man Kevon Looney and, for some time, guard D'Angelo Russell. Additionally, Golden State's contention hopes dropped considerably this past offseason with Kevin Durant joining the Brooklyn Nets, deciding to team up with All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving.

It has been a rather uncompetitive season so far for head coach Steve Kerr's group, which is 4-18, a half-game over the New York Knicks for the worst record in the league at the moment (ironically, Kerr nearly chose the Knicks in 2014 when Phil Jackson was team president before deciding to coach the Warriors).

The mix of injuries and poor play for the Bay Area franchise has knocked down the watchability factor, signaling ESPN to drop nationally televised matchups that were once considered distinguished to feature Golden State but now could bore audiences.

The good news for the Warriors is they will likely have one-time All-Star guard Russell back with the team (Russell was sent to San Francisco in the sign-and-trade for Durant). The former second-overall pick of the 2015 draft has been sidelined with a thumb sprain and was upgraded to “questionable” for Tuesday's tilt with the Charlotte Hornets, per The Athletic's Anthony Slater.

What was once a dynasty may be crumbling, as the Warriors' flex out of national games could be the precipice of a decline in interest in the franchise.