Basketball has been and still is one of the most popular and widely viewed sports in the world. But with this much popularity a question arises; why do we like basketball? It’s interesting that this simple game of two teams trying to put the leather ball into a circular net attracts so many. If you look at any school the chance that they have a basketball court is very high. Basketball courts are at most parks whereas football fields, soccer fields, and baseball fields are harder to find since they require so much space. Basketball has become so popular that there is even water basketball, beach basketball, and even wheelchair basketball.
Unlike other sports that require a group of people such as baseball, volleyball, and football, basketball can be played with only two people going head to head. Basketball is a sport that can be played indoors and outdoor, but sports like baseball require an outdoor field. Professional basketball requires a hoop and a ball, whereas football or baseball requires a bat, ball, helmet, and gloves.
One of my favorite things about basketball is that there is no limit to how you can score. You can make a lay-up, a jump shot, a three point shot, a dunk, etc. The creativity to basketball is endless, one can do a no look pass, alley-oop, full court shot, 360 dunk and so on. In football or soccer it takes a while for one team to score, but in basketball it simply takes 24 seconds or less to score a basket. Sports that take too long to score loses the interests of the viewers, therefore viewers who have no patience should watch basketball instead. Lastly the best thing about basketball is that it is an easy sport to learn therefore everyone can quickly adapt to it.
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