And we always thought baseball and basketball were the most popular sports in America
We (meaning most of the non-American sports loving population of the world) think basketball is one of the most popular sports in the USA.
Because
We keep hearing about these global superstars – Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal and now LeBron James.
We get to see a lot of NBA on TV and can see the mad crowd support.
We see all the attention the US basket ball team gets at the Olympics.
We also think that baseball is one of the popular sports in the USA.
Because,
We keep hearing about teams like the New York Yankees and see a lot of people all over the world wearing their merchandise.
We see some MLB on TV and see the support baseball teams get.
We know that there is another sport called American Football which is also very popular but don’t think it’s as big as basketball or baseball. Because we don’t see a lot of it.
We are so wrong.
Rick Reilly of ESPN enlightens us by making a list of the most popular sports team in 18 major American cities and this is what his list has to say.
NFL (Professional American football) teams rule 12 of the 18 cities with the NBA (Professional Basketball) and MLB (Professional Baseball) following far behind with 2 and 4 respectively.
And we thought we knew about the Americans.
well its a very obvious fact, incidentally, Superbowl is probably the most watched sports event in the United States. Indians are pretty much aware of NBA and to some extent MLB Its just that NFL hasnt exactly gathered the same following outside the United States, especially India.
You are spot on my friend. Just that the we never thought the NFL was so so far ahead. Even in cities like Cleveland where a very average football side gabs all the attention from King James.