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Originally Posted by Пятхъдесят Шест
Take a look at NBA rosters (not that you will anyway) and its obvious how global a game it has become. Top players in the NBA hail from Serbia, Spain, France, China, various African nations, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Lithuania, Russia etc.
I would argue the global spread of basketball is due in some part to the mega star Micheal Jordan was in the 80s and 90s.
The USA has lost the last three big tournaments they've played in to the likes of new powers like Argentina and Spain.
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Permit me to say that while basketball may take players from around the world, it's committed fanbase exists within a very specific group of territories. Even countries as sports mad as the UK, India or Australia provide it with little more than a cult following.