How the league became the BIG leagues Basketball when it began was just another game to play in P.E./ gym class during the winter but it soon became something bigger than that to this day we have a whole month that everyone gets excited about and its name is march madness. People fill out brackets and compete online or with their friends to see whose bracket will be close to perfect. Basketball wasn’t this popular when it first began they formed a pro league in 1946 that is well known today has the NBA. You need to understand that basketball during this time wasn’t very popular baseball was ruling the country and football was becoming the new lovable sport. So when they had games teams didn’t even have their own gymnasion a lot of the teams
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Basketball was barely televised. Football and baseball was more televised than basketball. But because of Pete Maravich the NBA created the 3 point line in the late 70’s. Now that the 80’s beginne their was a new breed of basketball players coming to the NBA like Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, Moses Malone, and Charles Barkley. I truly believe this was the talent that saved the NBA and made it what it is today and these great players to it to a whole different level. The game was fast, flashy and physical it was great for the fans sales went up and basketball in general was becoming a lot more popular. But during this time there was also more issues. Larry Bird and Magic Johnson rivalry was one of them but it wasn’t because of the players but the fans. There was racism when they played in the NBA finals Celtics with Larry Bird had mostly white players and the Lakers with Magic Johnson had mostly Black players. There was a lot of problems when they played each other. Also in the 80’s scoring in the NBA was higher some of the reason is because they introduce the three point line. The game was becoming flashy and fun, alot more kids wanted to play basketball and wanted get the flashy …show more content…
In the late 80’s the Detroit Pistons where nicknamed the bad boys they were reckless when they played, they were the most hated team in the NBA in the late 80’s. Some other superstars were on the come up that they were become bigger in the 90’s like michael jordan, karl malone and john stockton and charles barkley and dennis rodman and some more. Getting to the 90’s the NBA was soaring Michael Jordan was becoming more legendary winning 6 NBA titles. The NBA was at its best in the 90’s the game was physical, fast, high scoring. The game had a lot of great duos in the 90’s John Stockton and Karl Malone, Jordan and Pippen. But the NBA was forming new types of big man they were becoming to handle the ball and could shoot and quick. I truly believe the NBA in the 80’s and 90’s is the reason the NBA is big today one decade saved the league and the other decade it exploded. But in the 90’s there was some records broken John Stockton became the all time assist leader and steals leader of the NBA and he still is to this day. But Michael became one of the greatest of all time. Winning 6 rings. The NBA was getting televised on ESPN and NBC and TNT more than they ever have been especially in
Basketball was barely televised. Football and baseball was more televised than basketball. But because of Pete Maravich the NBA created the 3 point line in the late 70’s. Now that the 80’s beginne their was a new breed of basketball players coming to the NBA like Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, Moses Malone, and Charles Barkley. I truly believe this was the talent that saved the NBA and made it what it is today and these great players to it to a whole different level. The game was fast, flashy and physical it was great for the fans sales went up and basketball in general was becoming a lot more popular. But during this time there was also more issues. Larry Bird and Magic Johnson rivalry was one of them but it wasn’t because of the players but the fans. There was racism when they played in the NBA finals Celtics with Larry Bird had mostly white players and the Lakers with Magic Johnson had mostly Black players. There was a lot of problems when they played each other. Also in the 80’s scoring in the NBA was higher some of the reason is because they introduce the three point line. The game was becoming flashy and fun, alot more kids wanted to play basketball and wanted get the flashy …show more content…
In the late 80’s the Detroit Pistons where nicknamed the bad boys they were reckless when they played, they were the most hated team in the NBA in the late 80’s. Some other superstars were on the come up that they were become bigger in the 90’s like michael jordan, karl malone and john stockton and charles barkley and dennis rodman and some more. Getting to the 90’s the NBA was soaring Michael Jordan was becoming more legendary winning 6 NBA titles. The NBA was at its best in the 90’s the game was physical, fast, high scoring. The game had a lot of great duos in the 90’s John Stockton and Karl Malone, Jordan and Pippen. But the NBA was forming new types of big man they were becoming to handle the ball and could shoot and quick. I truly believe the NBA in the 80’s and 90’s is the reason the NBA is big today one decade saved the league and the other decade it exploded. But in the 90’s there was some records broken John Stockton became the all time assist leader and steals leader of the NBA and he still is to this day. But Michael became one of the greatest of all time. Winning 6 rings. The NBA was getting televised on ESPN and NBC and TNT more than they ever have been especially in