Why don't British people play basketball?

[Real American]

Seriously, basketball is probably the second biggest sport in the world behind soccer (football). It is huge in European countries like Germany, France, Italty, and all of eastern Europe. But how come England, Ireland, and the rest of Britain don't have any teams that play internationally? Doesn't anyone there play basketball or follow the NBA?

Just something I have always wondered....

[Sikotic™]

DIPSET!

[M Dogg™]

Seriously, basketball is probably the second biggest sport in the world behind soccer (football). It is huge in European countries like Germany, France, Italty, and all of eastern Europe. But how come England, Ireland, and the rest of Britain don't have any teams that play internationally? Doesn't anyone there play basketball or follow the NBA?

Just something I have always wondered....

because they aren't real americans brotha.

[big mat]

they are real males, the play a real man sport, rugby

[africas seed]

Seriously, basketball is probably the second biggest sport in the world behind soccer (football). It is huge in European countries like Germany, France, Italty, and all of eastern Europe. But how come England, Ireland, and the rest of Britain don't have any teams that play internationally? Doesn't anyone there play basketball or follow the NBA?

Just something I have always wondered....

im pretty sure basketball isnt the second biggest sport in the world.

[africas seed]

they are real males, the play a real man sport, rugby

rugby is dope.

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

they are real males, the play a real man sport, rugby

Naah...It's most likely because most of them aren't physically set to be basketball players...Unless they could all be like a bunch of Steve Nash's, but Nash's talent for his physical set is hard to come across, so English people tend to stick more to "on-the-floor" sports, it's in their blood...PeACe

[SoCal Iz Active]

or it's the same reason that most Americans could give a fuck less about soccer

[Don Seer]

stupid post.

british people do play basketball..

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

stupid post.

british people do play basketball..

He's talking about why it's not as popular in general and why they don't have big basketball leagues...I'm sure there are Brits who play basketball, but there are Americans who play rugby too...It's just uncommon.

[Makaveli's Food & Liquor]

WE do play basketball! And to be honest most peeps just find it more boring then ulot find cricket.Crickets amazin by the way  ;)lol

[Don Seer]

there are more skateboarders than baskeetballers in the UK i think..

i'm from a fairly decent sized town and we do have a dedicated basketball store here.. so it cant be THAT bad over here..

[On The Edge of Insanity]

We do have a national league and cup competitions which do get coverage on Sky Sports, its just that football, rugby and cricket are more popular in general so get a lot more press.

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

We do have a national league and cup competitions which do get coverage on Sky Sports, its just that football, rugby and cricket are more popular in general so get a lot more press.

Ask yourself why a sport like cricket is more popular than basketball...Obviously, Brits are more fit to play it...PeACe

[Real American]

stupid post.

british people do play basketball..

No they don't. Is there even a national team? Has there ever been a British person to play in the NBA?

I was just wondering why Britiain isn't as big on basketball as the rest of Europe.