And finally I want to look at the third of the ‘big three’ sports in America and that’s basketball. Another American invention, basketball is unique in that it is played by many other countries and has been for quite some time. More relevantly to the overall point of this article series, it has been part of the Olympic program since nearly the beginning.
This allows me to look at the US both in terms of basketball locally in terms of its impact on American sports as a whole as well as the whole sporting dominance thing. And trust me, you’re going to see a new definition of dominance in today’s piece. It’s also, mercifully, shorter than the previous two parts on football and basketball. Giving nitpickers time to read this.
And with that out of the way, let’s play some Basketball.
How the Game is Played
Basketball is played on a court, generally wooden at most competition levels although many courts are invariably concrete. … Keep Reading