We really need to talk about 3-on-3 basketball making the Olympics

Three-on-three basketball is having a moment. On top of Ice Cube’s newly launched league for aging NBA folk heroes, the playground staple also just got added as an Olympic sport. 

That’s right — 3-on-3 basketball will be at the Tokyo Games. We’re still picking our jaws up off the floor. 

And we have so many questions. Chief among them: Is this Good or Bad? 

Some thoughts as we try to sort out our feelings … 

Why it’s cool

Three-on-three half-court is arguably the funnest way to play — not necessarily watch, but play — basketball. Plenty of lifelong hoopers would rather run 3-on-3 half-court games than full-court 5-on-5 for reasons aside from sheer laziness.  Read more…

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