During the past few years, I have come to realize that I really don’t care that much about watching the NBA. Maybe, I never really did, but I definitely followed it more years ago, especially when Cal lived at home. Doug still watches it during the playoff season, but even the that doesn’t interest me. It is probably because the season is long, there are too many games and I don’t know very many players anymore. I still listen when Cal, Doug or Cameron tell me about a big game or series, but that’s about all of my involvement anymore.
Because of my lack of interest, I was very surprised by how much I enjoyed two documentaries that we watched recently. The first was on the American Basketball Association. I was old enough to remember that there was an ABA league that rivaled the NBA and many of its players, but I couldn’t say if I watched them play in the ABA or NBA as the leagues merged in 1976 when I was only eight. It was very interesting, however, especially on how the league was run, how it dissolved and what happened to the players and coaches after it ended.
The second documentary was about Jerry West. I definitely knew very little about him except that his silhouette was used for the NBA logo and that he was involved with the Lakers. His life story inside and outside of basketball was very fascinating and I liked it just as much as the one on the ABA.
Basketball was a huge part of my life when I was younger. It was fun to remember why. Although I do not revere the sport as much as I did when I was in college, I definitely enjoyed the walk down memory lane. Even so, I probably still won’t watch the playoffs much. I’ll let Doug, Cal or Cameron keep me up-to-date and hope that the boys’ bets hit.
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