how come americans are never this passionate about basketball?

[Pyrexcup]

First part of your post is garbage. Second part is on point. American sports atmospheres are boring as hell and terrible 99% of the time



pure cac shyt tho

there are a few blacks involved in this aswell at least in football

 

[dennis roadman]

there are a few blacks involved in this aswell at least in football

I was being sarcastic, that crowd is mostly black

 

[BucciMane]

That's because we are far superior intellectually and realize that potentially getting killed over one game isn't worth it.

 

[resurrection]

Because, for as much shyt as Americans get for glorifying sports and entertainment, etc. we still have the sense as a society to not put lives at risk by acting like complete fools at sporting events. Do some stupid folks act out in extreme ways? Sure, a few here and there. But it's not cultural

 

[tremonthustler1]

Because American fans suck dikk by comparison. You don't have to be violent, but a lot of people who go to games have the same reaction you would if you were waiting for a prostate exam.


Give us wi-fi and free t-shirts and maybe a taco or chick-fil-a and we're happy.

It can't be all the fans' fault though. The atmosphere is so corporate at stadiums /arena. You are happy as fukk until you're paying an arm and a leg for food and souvenirs.

 

[Malta]

Because of ticket prices more than anything else.

 

[The War Report]

Because all the real fans are at home watching.

 

[Fenian]

Americans sports are different, you guys don't seem to care as much and the atmosphere is dull as fukk at 99% of games in the name of a "family atmosphere." Same thing happening in England thanks to sky, they'd rather cater to the prawn sandwich brigade than working class fans.

Up in Scotland we like to mix religious and ethnic bigotry into our sports.

 

[NoGutsNoGLory]

Because we got common sense

I love sports but it's really not worth forming hooligan gangs and throwing flares at each other over

I agree but thats not why there are hooligans tho. In Scotland Rangers vs Celtics is basically catholics vs. protestants and they got history. In Spain, Real Madrid vs Barcelona is the Catalan people vs the authoritarian Castille which subjugated them. A lot of these rivalries are historically based and are much more significant than just a game.

 

[Pyrexcup]

Because all the real fans are at home watching.

 

[Insun Park]

Because American fans suck dikk by comparison. You don't have to be violent, but a lot of people who go to games have the same reaction you would if you were waiting for a prostate exam.


Give us wi-fi and free t-shirts and maybe a taco or chick-fil-a and we're happy.

It can't be all the fans' fault though. The atmosphere is so corporate at stadiums /arena. You are happy as fukk until you're paying an arm and a leg for food and souvenirs.

It's corporate because most NBA and MLB games here are on weekdays and the audience is full of people who have work or school tomorrow

College sports are on Saturday's so it's different

 

[mbewane]

Various reasons :

- Most sports are still popular here, in the sense you don't have to pay that much money to go see the game. Not corporate, PC, all that stuff.
- Rivalries : pretty sure most parts of those vids are during some rivalries games, that shyt runs very deep.
- Basketball is not as popular as it in the US, so you hardly have any bandwagon fans or people "just going to the game" to be seen or watch their cell phone. Basketball fans in Europe are damn near all die-hard fans to begin with.

Because, for as much shyt as Americans get for glorifying sports and entertainment, etc. we still have the sense as a society to not put lives at risk by acting like complete fools at sporting events. Do some stupid folks act out in extreme ways? Sure, a few here and there. But it's not cultural

I guess it's better to do it outside

2014: San Francisco Giants win the World Series

One report from Reuters called it "fans taking to the streets." The San Francisco Chronicle's headline noted "40 arrests, two shootings in Giants fan revelry." Couches burned, buildings were hit with graffiti and businesses were vandalized. But neither story characterized the incident as a "riot."

1999: Denver Broncos win the Super Bowl

Property damage stemming from this riot was estimated at $160,000 according to the Associated Press.

1984: Detroit Tigers win the World Series

As the Baltimore Sun noted, eight rapes were reported, one person died and 80 were injured after the Detroit Tigers won their first World Series in more than a decade.

Here's more : 11 Images Show the Hypocrisy of America's Reaction to Baltimore Riots

 

[Derekjackson2]

Basketball is the youngest of the major sports & the NBA did get big until the Magic-Bird era.

 

[XxBboyxX]

America is soft

 

[Trapperman Dave]

When they are they are called thugs