Basketball popularity and expectations for B.LEAGE
It’s been a half-year professional baseball season, but it’s about to end in the United States and Japan.
The American World Series will be a match between the Indians and the Cubs, and if the Indians win, it will be a historic event since 1948, and if the Cubs win, it will be the champion since 1908. is.
In Japan, Hiroshima Toyo Carp has advanced to the Japan Series, which is the first time in 25 years, and it will be the first time in 32 years if it becomes the best in Japan, so it will be interesting to see if this will also be a victory that will remain in the history of baseball.
Baseball is a popular sport in both Japan and the United States. With a long history and a season that lasts for more than half a year, there are many fans of all ages and genders, and the season is filled with enthusiasm.
Recently, the word “Carp Girls” has become a hot topic, but it is not uncommon for young women who had little knowledge of baseball to visit the stadium and become completely fascinated and become baseball fans. It seems that it is coming.
With the end of the season of professional baseball, which has been enthusiastically supported, some people may move away from watching sports.
In the United States, the NBA (Professional Basketball) season will begin in time with the closing of the Major League Baseball. The NBA is one of the most popular sports along with baseball (MLB) and American football (NFL).
After baseball, basketball is not an exaggeration to say.
Basketball is a ball game that is not very familiar in Japan, but there is also a professional basketball league (B.LEAGE) in Japan.
B.LEAGE has been open in various places since October, but the number of spectators seems to be strong.
Unlike baseball and soccer, which are familiar to us, basketball is a sport with a lot of movement, and the courts where players play are relatively small areas, and 10 players who are nearly 2 meters tall play teams such as attacks, defenses, and shoots. It is a sport that develops.
Since the development is quick, instant judgment is also required, and it is an individual such as a splendid pass work with a gap of the opponent, a splendid shot shot by the player who received the pass, or blocking it and guarding it from leading to a score. In addition to the splendor of the technique, I feel that the play of team power vs. team power is as full of highlights as baseball and soccer.
Currently, there are very few Japanese players playing in the world in the basketball world, but as the popularity of B.LEAGE increases, the quality and motivation of basketball players will increase, and Japanese players who are active in the NBA etc. will be promoted. I would like to have such expectations that the day I see it will come soon.
By Admin|2016-10-28|2016,News Release|