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Anonymous

Years ago

Just how popular is the NBA in Australia?

very popular

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Bear

Years ago

Anon^^ I don't think the thread was actually looking at comparing the world game in Europe, it specifically asks about us here in Australia and about the NBA, which is what people are posting about.

No doubt that Euro basketball is huge and is getting very entertaining too, but that would be another topic, now wouldn't it..?

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Bear

Years ago

@Curtley, you have a point about the NBA being a particular brand that is followed during its season, however the sport of basketball here in Australia almost has no season.

It is interesting that our sport is actually played all year 'round (NBL in summer and SEABL etc... in Winter), plus junior competitions and senior domestic is also played all year (maybe having December/January off).

So, while it is clearly more popular during the NBA season, the sport as a whole should in fact be in the public eye all the time, at least within local communities, in their papers and other promotions, if not national news worthy...

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Bear

Years ago

Just my little world I guess, but I do know quite a lot of teenagers who are into hoops and almost all of them follow the NBA in some form or other, usually on their mobile phones or online via youtube.

Conversely, most of them can't even name an NBL player, but they can name the top 10-15 NBA players immediately if you ask them...

Just how populare is the NBA here, well, watch the local news and it will be revealed to you!

Sports highlights during our summer season will include cricket, football (yup, always ther), snow boarding or X-games, soccer, the NFL or college ball and NBA highlights. Usually nothing at all about the NBL, unless you are very lucky and get a 10 second mention of it...

Personally I like the NBL product at the moment, I also like the NBA, but let's face it we don't promote like they do, do we?

Cheers, that's my take on the subject...

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Wilson Sting

Years ago

A lot of people wear buy and wear the NBA merchandise because it's trendy, not because they like basketball. My 17 year old nephew has about 20 NBA snapback hats. I was going to get him an Iverson 76ers jersey but when he couldn't tell me where the 76ers were from I thought better of it.

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Nathan of Perth

Years ago

Popular compared to Madonna?

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Nathan of Perth

Years ago

It's good to watch, but I never feel like I have skin in the game, so it doesn't get me as excited as watching the Wildcats, despite the fact the Wildcats would get thrashed if they played whatever NBA team I happen to be watching.

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