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Originally Posted by GoChargers
The NBA had a major PR crisis back in the early 2000s because of their boring product, their players' atrocious behavior on and off the court, questionable officiating and the lack of parity in the league. To their credit, they listened to the critics and made changes. It's a whole new league now, with exciting games almost every night and former perennial losers like the Cavs, Clippers and Warriors getting their acts together and competing. Now it's the NFL's turn to face the music.
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There was nothing atrocious about NBA behavior on-and-off the court compared to other sports leagues, and the NBA still has the biggest issue with disparity of any sport. You know when the average season begins that there are three teams, max, who are going to compete for a championship. This year it's two. The officiating is still poor.
The NBA evolved because it embraced a more international style of play thanks to the Seven Seconds or Less era in Phoenix. There were some changes in the hand check rules, but the rules have changed little. More than anything, the NBA benefited from the emergence of another once-in-a-lifetime player like LeBron James and a number of other incredibly gifted athletes. They've also allowed their players to humanize themselves both on the court and through social media platforms.
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