Basketball Troubles
The Top 3 Basketball Websites in the US, and why the UK is lagging behind
by Alexander Drincic, Design Enterprise Studio Member, March 2022
Hi, I am Alex, a junior web designer and Basketball player. In this article I will be sharing with you one of my frustrations, that Basketball on the web is less developed here in the UK than in the US, and why this is a problem for younger players who want to progress in this sport.
Basketball is the second most popular sport in the US, NBA matches average 1.75 million views per match whereas here, a BBL (British Basketball League) game only gets a few thousand views. It seems Basketball in the UK is still developing before becoming a mainstream sport.
In 2020 the BBL signed a 2-year agreement, which meant Sky Sports will show 30 matches a season including BBL Trophy Final, BBL Cup Final and the BBL Playoffs. For the UK this is huge, as this is the first...