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Fooman · Post by **Fooman** » 28-01-2005 02:19

I'm curious, how popular is the NBA in Europe? I know there's a lot more international players coming into the league than ever before, Gasol, Stojakovic, Nowitski, Parker, etc. Where would you rank the NBA in terms of sport popularity in Europe?

InSaNe` · Post by **InSaNe`** » 28-01-2005 09:25

Those players are kind of old Foo.

The NBA is pretty popular in Europe. I went to London and my cousin kept asking questions on how the game is playing since all of her mates play the sport.

DB'ers such as klesk and l0af are into it as well.

Fragger · Post by **Fragger** » 28-01-2005 10:11

and me u knobheads.. European bb sucks.
Its just boring o.o

`Ghost` · Post by **`Ghost`** » 28-01-2005 12:49

Yes, and I think I can safely say football (soccer) is our most popular sport no?

Onge · Post by **Onge** » 28-01-2005 13:02

In the UK, you'd be hard pressed to find any Basketball coverage (local or international) in the press or on TV.

Personally, I hate it. Indoor, high-scoring, non-contact sport? No thanks...

R3L!K · Post by **R3L!K** » 28-01-2005 14:53

basketball is showed on Channel 5 late at night sometimes....

not that i watch it... too boring tbh

-plær- · Post by **-plær-** » 28-01-2005 15:05

Football (proper football kthx :p) is king in the UK. After that in popularity, a mix of cricket, rugby, tennis and motorsports.
Most us-centric (nfl,nba,baseball) sports get shown late night on Channel 5. There's a small but dedicated following for them.

R3L!K · Post by **R3L!K** » 28-01-2005 15:11

lets not forget Indoor Bowls and Golf for the geriatrics!

Austin^13 · Post by **Austin^13** » 28-01-2005 15:42

Onge wrote: In the UK, you'd be hard pressed to find any Basketball coverage (local or international) in the press or on TV.

Personally, I hate it. Indoor, high-scoring, non-contact sport? No thanks...

well said i agree

[1234]Jr · Post by **[1234]Jr** » 28-01-2005 23:27

In the order i'd watch it...

Football
Rugby
Wet T-Shirt (Womens division)
Darts
Cricket
Olympics
Tennis
NFL/NBA/NHL
Wet T-shirt (Mens division)
German disecting a corpse on TV
Crufts
Formula 1

Messy · Post by **Messy** » 29-01-2005 00:40

R3L!K wrote: lets not forget Indoor Bowls and Golf for the geriatrics!

I love Bowls <3
Saw it for the first time a few months ago and... it's so fascinating

Anyway, most popular sports in The Netherlands would probably be:

- Football
- Tennis
- Formula 1
- Cycling (or whatever..Tour de France stuff)
- (Ice) Skating
- Hockey (normal hockey, obviously..not Ice Hockey which is a totally different thing)
- Basketball

l0afz · Post by **l0afz** » 29-01-2005 12:49

Its growing fast, but people dont realise that NBA > BBL. There is the occasional BBL match on channel 2, and NBA is shown on early wednesday morning iirc.

Id say its about as popular as tennis

(Jr darts is so boring)

`Ghost` · Post by **`Ghost`** » 29-01-2005 12:53

I think darts is quite good but it depends on whos playing

Taylor $\o/$

-plær- · Post by **-plær-** » 29-01-2005 13:20

darts is the pwnage
*FACT*

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