These Countries Love Basketball Over Every Other Sport

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[@DawoodIbrahim-qx7hk]

I believe there are more but it's debatable

[@robertotampioc7318]

@@DawoodIbrahim-qx7hk I post some countries who basketball is number 1 sport but the admin erased it… I don’t know why but the other countries are Bahamas South Sudan China Marshall Island Estonia (debatable) Then close to number 1 are Serbia, Syria, Greece, Latvia and Slovenia

[@telepoiss01]

Aren't you little harsh against Estonia? "Haven't had any success at any sport"

[@WastedBananas]

@@robertotampioc7318 marshall islands? really?

[@robertotampioc7318]

@@WastedBananas yes… Marshall Island was former US colony from 1945 to 1986… fun fact: the Marshall island do have their national team in basketball but they don’t have football (soccer) team, they are the only country on earth doesn’t have football team and not registered by Fifa… it’s obvious that basketball is their blood

[@georgetsapekis]

As a Greek, that grew up close to the Philippino neighborhood in Athens, I can assure you their love for the game is real 👊🏽

[@peekaboopeekaboo1165]

Funny isn't it ! Their national teams are full of imports !

[@johnattack9631]

@@peekaboopeekaboo1165 The only "Imported " players on the last years are walkup and dorsey. Tyler can be considered greek since he does have greek roots, while Thomas got the citizenship after staying in the country for many years and being a key player for olympiacos. On the other hand there are similar cases to be made for many other countries such as Spain with Lorenzo Brown, a player who proved to be vital for their eurobasket success and a missing piece i the mudobasket squad

[@peekaboopeekaboo1165]

@@johnattack9631 I'm talking about the Philippines ... the self-proclaimed "best" amongst Asian .

[@Jaime.Lannister]

​@@peekaboopeekaboo1165 We only have one, the others are mixed and Have Filipino residency for at least 5 years

[@peekaboopeekaboo1165]

@@Jaime.Lannister Legal loophole 😁 To hell with homegrown talents . No Jordan Clarkson... no OQT No Justin Brownlee... no AG 🏅

[@grege5074]

my dad (born in Lithuania) would joke that "they would put you in basketball until you were 8, if you were no good, they make you go to school."

[@todorkraljevacki2007]

Serbia in football: 💀 Serbia in Basketball: 🐐 Edit: as independent country

[@Partizan.institucija]

I am Serbian

[@todorkraljevacki2007]

@@Partizan.institucija me too

[@NostalgicMem0ries]

serbia is kinda ok in football too, they play in euros and world cups often, and in past with yugoslavia they were force . balkans love both sports imo

[@todorkraljevacki2007]

@@NostalgicMem0ries same but i love Motorsport more than Football and Basketball

[@fluvv9642]

​@@todorkraljevacki2007super max

[@soik1401]

Basketball is a big sport, because it rank high in many countries. Not because it ranks nr.1 in a few.

[@jadalhajj4533]

In Lebanon we breathe basketball from toddlers to elderly

[@helgre]

KBIR YA PIONEERS

[@georgesderaawie1425]

Kbirr

[@Eliekaz04]

Kbiiiir

[@youcantalwaysgetwhatyouwan6687]

Lebanon is already a real deal in Asian basketball

[@jadalhajj4533]

@@helgre no ana l coach

[@santi_traveller]

I'm from Uruguay. Here basketball is definitely our second biggest sport, of course behind football. There's a big basketball culture.

[@walangintrohypebasketball264]

thats good and your country will host FIBA Americup?

[@robertotampioc7318]

@@walangintrohypebasketball264nope… Nicaragua will host fiba Americup next year

[@viliuxsas]

I have faced with deaf Lebanon basketball national team and even they say that basketball is number one in their country and the deaf team is supported by their locals just like the normal team.

[@TheHeroOfBlueLock]

Football is the most popular sport in Lebanon, only hardcore Lebanese sports fans like Basketball more.

[@Themistokleos76]

Agreed, Basketball rules in Lebanon 🇱🇧🇱🇧🇱🇧 thanks for highlighting this. Great show. Keep it up and go Olympiakos

[@TheHeroOfBlueLock]

Basketball is more popular to Sports fans in Lebanon, but Football is the most popular sport overall there.

[@yuxomgaming9824]

yeah you know better than a literal expert and statistics, yeah sure buddy​@@TheHeroOfBlueLock

[@carloregalado7751]

I'll give you all an Idea on how popular Basketball is in the Philippines. we have more than 42 thousand barangay/barrio or Villages here and I'd say about 80-90 percent of them have an Annual Basketball tournaments and these games are always PACKED by local supporters as every streets and corners have their own teams. and most of the basketball courts that being played at are not covered court just simple ones mostly beside the church. some even have separate leagues for the Kids, teens and Adults. we also have about 1,500 municipalities and cities here and everyone of them have their own annual tournaments. these games are competitive and riots between fans are common in these local leagues.

[@BasketNews_com]

That's incredible...

[@robertotampioc7318]

@@BasketNews_com Did you erased my comment to you? I hope you read it… I also search which countries love basketball.. aside from 3 you mentioned, Bahamas, South Sudan, China and Marshall Island are those countries love basketball.. Estonia might be on the list but not official… there are other countries that basketball will be consider their number 1 sport.. example is also Mongolia… although wrestling is officially their national sport (and some says popular), but in terms of popularity these days, Basketball is clearly the most popular in Mongolia, proved? Check their 3x3 programs, their home games during fiba qualifiers.. Mongolians love basketball more than football… their crowd was wild, one of those countries that Basketball is more followers than their football counterpart

[@edgarurbina531]

@@BasketNews_com Basketball is LIFE... :)

[@athenstar10]

Plus, some will play on their flip flops.

[@Joshua-fq9tm]

Pick up games/scrimmages between groups with a bottle of coca-cola as the price to win will have guys throwing hands just so they could win the game.

[@ronnelalipio6066]

As a Filipino, I agree with you. Philippines is a basketball crazy country. It's like a religion. I also recently started watching Europeague and I like the intensity of the game. Every game matters.

[@David-fr3mi]

I have played a 5v5 tournament in the Philippines and it was crazy they celebrated a normal euro step like ankle breaker from Allen Iverson. It was a hole different experience than what I had before playing it in Germany. 150-300 people have watched the game🤯

[@DennDaemon]

Lol😂, so true🤣😂

[@marksines1246]

there’s a reason filipinos don’t have anyone excel in the big leagues

[@jd4062]

I visited Lebanon and I was shocked how basketball obsessed they are.

[@burakculhaci9882]

in turkey, the ranking in popularitywise is like that: 1)men football 2)men basketball 3)women volleyball 4)women basketball 5)men volleyball the ranking is successwise: 1)women volleyball 2)women basketball 3)men basketball 4)men volleyball 5)football

[@Low_Tier_Elf]

In Philippines, basketball is not just only a game, basketball is our life.

[@sharpshooter0174]

Greece is really big in basketball,yet football gets the most popularity

[@georgiosioannispappas]

Football is king in Greece. Only people who care about basketball are Oly and Pao fans.

[@2lazylizards961]

​@@georgiosioannispappas Άρης και είσαι άσχετος

[@georgemacpherson1992]

@@georgiosioannispappaswrong. There are a lot of fans of different clubs who like basketball. Not just Olympiakos and Panathinaikos.

[@METALSCAVENGER78]

​@@georgiosioannispappasYou must be young.For a decade basketball was number one in Greece

[@milosvojinovic5710]

As a. Serbian, who is more in basketball, I say that FOOTBALL is no. 1 in Serbia, although wee are the best in basketball.. One anegdote, foreigner whomwas visited Serbia wrote "Serbia, country of apsurds, - - they have the most beautiful girls, and there are no kids born, -- everyone is hyped on football, and they are winning in basketball,...

[@mda990]

give Serbian girls to Filipinos they will make them give birth and nba would have a lot Filipinoserb in the future💪

[@sonte2813]

If they manage to beat the US in this Olympics, I bet Serbia basketball popularity will rise above football no? ;)

[@milosvojinovic5710]

@@mda990 😂 and give Philippine girls to Serbian men who can not find wife, and everyone will be happy 😂

[@jimlytrivis5524]

​@@sonte2813 no mate, in greece its the same thing. We are more successful in basketball and have beat usa in 2006, but no1 its football and will always be. Its the king of sports after all.⚽

[@milosvojinovic5710]

@@sonte2813 we beat them in WC which is the most important for us, but still football is the sport of masses

[@i_doc9]

As a 43-year-old Lebanese, I've witnessed the rise of basketball, particularly sparked by the successes of El Hekmeh and Al Riyadi teams in the late 90s, notably in the Asia Cup. El Hekmeh stands out as the most successful club in the Asia Cup, clinching the title three times, with their first two victories consecutively in 1999 and 2000. Al Riyadi, although a runner-up in 1998, also secured the championship twice. This momentum in club successes laid the foundation for the achievements highlighted in the mentioned video for the national team.

[@isrisentoday]

Basketball though is popular as the #2 sport in two giant countries, USA and China. That alone indicates that the popularity of basketball is underrated in alleged world sport surveys. It is also the #2 sport in many Euro, S American and African countries.

[@robertotampioc7318]

Maybe fiba has to bribe those stupid surveyors to put the sport at better ranking.. hahahahhahahaha… but atleast the real and legit surveyor Nielsen put basketball as number 2 sport… no other sport outside football has global mileage as basketball… every country knows basketball stars such as Lebron James and Stephen curry…

[@magnumbrahms5339]

I know a Filipino who has a shrine for Portland Trailblazers. What a weird love for bball lmao.

[@slyck_supracotra7136]

Filipinos are more interested in NBA than the local PBA and we are the best fans when it comes to international basketball games like fiba 😁😁

[@theguywhoasked-r7e]

That's not something to be proud of

[@skrattaoppar9753]

​@@theguywhoasked-r7eat least people are slowly transitioning to MPBL rather than corporation Basketball.

[@pvdp2]

Philippine basketball is too muricanized. Bad for Filipino players and fans.

[@JoseSegovia-m8o]

aminin nyo na nanunuod lang naman kayo ng PBA dahil may taya kayo sa ending 😂😂😂

[@amprosk]

I would give an honorable mention to Puerto Rico. Not a full country but competes independently in FIBA. There is some debate between basketball and baseball though. Baseball used to be king but nowadays I would put basketball ahead. Granted, we produce more MLB players than NBA players. However the local pro basketball league is much more popular these days than the baseball league

[@itzlucaaa6789]

That’s how it’s like in some parts of the states too. I can speak for New York it’s the same here used to be a baseball city back in the day but now it’s a basketball city since we all hoop growing up bc there’s one every 5 blocks

[@GolDRoger-fx2fp]

Do you know that the Philippine National Basketball Team is only second most popular basketball team in the country? The most popular basketball team in the Philippines is Barangay Ginebra in the PBA. It's highest recorded audience is 50,000 plus even higher when Gilas Pilipinas play in the country in the same Philippine Arena.

[@cristiano7ronaldoTHEGOAT]

lol Thats not true. Ginebra is kangkong

[@MCMace97]

you have to consider south sudan. it's the youngest country in the world and they will play for the olympics. people's genetics make them very tall and they love to play basketball.

[@knoymusic]

You're cooking bro. Hahaha

[@robertotampioc7318]

It will be matter of time they will declare basketball is their number 1 sport… probably after Olympic Games…

[@TheHeroOfBlueLock]

They love Football more.

[@reivang7196]

You wasn’t playing, South Sudan is amazing for only losing to America by 1 point in one of the Olympics games.

[@carlosdeiscar4616]

Although undoubtedly football is the most popular sport in Spain, I read the other day an interesting article that the basketball federation is the federation that has more players affiliated

[@gambitacio]

Because it’s two top basketball clubs are linked to FC Barcelona and Real Madrid.

[@MrDuncanquasar]

I live in Indiana, although not a country but a state in the USA, but basketball is king here, Biddy basketball, high school, college and the Pacers. Check out the size of some of the high schools gyms here in Indiana.

[@itzlucaaa6789]

Yeah Indiana HS basketball looks crazy. I’m in NYC and don’t let google fool you we’re a basketball city straight up. There’s a court every block and mfers go crazy for the Knicks when they good

[@MrDuncanquasar]

@@itzlucaaa6789 Cool!

[@klavsliepkauls7563]

I would say that in Latvia when you are talking about NT it's ice-hockey where basketball is very close. But on the other hand if we talk about interest for domestic and international leagues it's basketball.

[@themazespinner2610]

As a Filipino, I can tell you, basketball is a religion. We are crazy about it. There was a time I slept till 4am to watch the Philippines eventually lose against Lebanon. When I was 7 I used to cry when they lost. My classmates and I often watch NBA games during class. Thousands watch pirated live streams on Facebook. Unfortunately, the PBA is dying and the system is broken.

[@robertotampioc7318]

How about when we beat China twice? I’m sure all Filipinos there partying after that.. beating China is very huge for us…

[@jonermd]

We can say pba is dying but basketball is still no. 1. That is why Japanese and Korean league is getting Filipino import so that their ticket sales and views get higher ratings.

[@robertotampioc7318]

@@jonermd true… basketball will be alive again when Gilas season started…many are excited to their OQT campaign even we are heavy underdogs… basketball will be forever number 1 here… as long as Filipinos exist, basketball still the king sport in our country

[@JushSam]

Bruh pba views even b league and kbl views can't keep up 🤣 just because there no so much audience live it doesn't mean the league is dying

[@themazespinner2610]

@@JushSam Bro the PBA is literally just a farmer's league for SMC/MVP teams.

[@edsonparcia9679]

Basketball is crazy in the Philippines from Local schools, communities, and even on work (firms and organization) they have some sort of clubs or team annually playing on a league. Every street on the Philippines has some sort of basketball rim certainly 90% of our courts are improvised ones sticking on whatever post we can find. Heck, even on a far flung military garrison at the very edge of the country in the middle of nowhere there is still a rim. It's just really the most beloved sport here. given that we have a population of 110 million, It's purely height and poor grassroots program that limits us Filipinos to truly be competitive on a global level of success in basketball. Regardless... Basketball is still king in Pilipinas.

[@slXD100]

filipinos surely love basketball, no doubt that it established itself well. but to be honest, the large viewing crowds or specators that go watch even some casual games being played on concrete fields are more of a filipino social/cultural structure than basketball-craze. most filipinos i know sometimes go watch games in their villages or the courts where guys play but do this as a way of socializing, not because they love basketball. it's just normal to go and do that. nothing wrong with it but I dont think that people watching and having fun when others play ball is a direct love of the sport, just social behaviour. that's just my experience however.

[@Kazbasketball]

I think there is a shift n Latvia, after the gold 3x3 Olimpics medal and success at the 5x5 WC, if they gonna get both 5x5 and 3x3 into Olympics(well 3x3 already in), we can debate Latvia as Basketball Nation in the making!

[@apmoy70]

No arguing there, in Greece football is No1, especially after the 2004 Euro success. Basketball is unquestionably No2 though, miles ahead of the third popular sport (water polo probably, some say it's volleyball...debatable)

[@solobv7856]

if you ask for the most succesful national sport for sure polo , but the third most famous is for sure volleyball

[@georgiosioannispappas]

As of now, F1 is the third most popular sport in Greece.

[@CBardamu]

@@georgiosioannispappas Are you aiming for the most cunty comment trophy? I've counted three already.

[@robertotampioc7318]

Basketball vs cricket fan metrics Basketball popular in : China, Lebanon, Philippines, Lithuania, South Sudan, Bahamas Huge also in (2nd sport) : Serbia, USA, Greece, Turkey, Israel, Spain, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Slovenia, Montenegro, Latvia, Estonia, Mongolia, Taiwan, Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Congo, Bahrain, Uruguay, Ivory Coast, Iraq Also gaining popularity in : Japan, Australia, France, Canada, Indonesia, Vietnam, Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Finland, Korea While cricket has India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, UK, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Nepal While also gaining popularity in Australia, New Zealand, UAE, Oman and Kenya Country metric wise, basketball is more popular country by country against cricket.. population wise they have india, Pakistan and Bangladesh who already have huge followers, mainly around 1.5 to 2 billion estimated but for sure not all of those people living there like cricket a lot… meanwhile Chinese fans can cancel out Indian fans of cricket since the two are biggest population on earth… while Pakistan and Bangladesh followers can be cancel out by atleast 10 countries who followed basketball as whole such as Philippines, USA, Turkey, Spain, Nigeria, Taiwan, Egypt, Congo, South Sudan and venezuela… I don’t know why basketball was underrating at most, putting them at lower rank in terms of popularity is disrespectful… since it’s the only sport after football does have worldwide mileage, followers in every corner on earth… no way sports such as hockey, tennis, volleyball are more popular worldwide than basketball itself.. and even cricket numbers wise…

[@Kai-gr6sg]

Yes, you summed it up perfectly. Basketball is the 2nd most worldwide sport, and it has China and the US. I think the analytics just assume that everyone in India like Cricket. And some of those lists aren't even close to being plausible.

[@卢宇轩-u9q]

Yes, Nielsen data clearly states that basketball is the second sport. Why do these media think basketball only has 450 million fans? As far as Asia is concerned, China has 360 million fans (announced by our government), Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia are all the second or third most popular sports.

[@robertotampioc7318]

@@Kai-gr6sg also data says that only 70-80% of Indians followed cricket by much… so that means around 800-900 million Indians they have on cricket… then Pakistan and Bangladesh supporters will just only around 300 - 400 million since I’m sure not all Pakistanis and Bangladesh are into cricket too… other countries who followed cricket likes of Sri Lanka, Afghanistan have little population only… so estimated only 1.5 billion cricket fans just they have… unlike in basketball that majority of football countries put basketball as their 2nd sport.. most of those are close data of followers of football and basketball (example in Serbia, Greece, Syria, etc..) and also most of Latinos who loved baseball putting basketball also as their 2nd sport (Taiwan, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Venezuela)… if football was not created, it’s basketball will be the most popular sport on earth no doubt… like football, basketball just requires ball and hoop.. that’s it… unlike other sports that need equipments to play that sport

[@walangintrohypebasketball264]

you already know that like imagine almost all county of the world have a National Pro Basketball League

[@siuuu1957]

Because basketball for many is boring.only few who likes it. Thats the truth.

[@amon209]

Jokić brothers coming for you

[@PanagiotisXD]

As a Greek, while we are historically more successful at basketball, football remains the most popular sport, probably by far. I remember myself at primary school being the only basketball enthusiast in the whole class

[@miguelc6563]

Y'all have to watch FIBA Asia matches between Philippines and Lebanon and there you'll find some answers. They're two of the most passionate fans in Asia.

[@robertotampioc7318]

Every matches between either Philippines, China or Lebanon are big hit in social media… although countries such as Indonesia, Japan, Mongolia, Saudi Arabia and Syria increasing their fan bases…I still believe that basketball is 2nd most popular sport on earth… not cricket… basketball has more followers and teams in every corner of earth unlike cricket just focus on India and their neighbors…

[@cristiano7ronaldoTHEGOAT]

​@@robertotampioc7318 Cricket is 2nd biggest sport. Whole South Asia (India, Pakista etc) is crazy for cricket.

[@robertotampioc7318]

@@cristiano7ronaldoTHEGOAT ​​⁠… just only 1 region.. it just only their population makes the count… but cricket is not a global sport… outside South Asia, no one knows that sport… it’s unknown even in the wealthiest countries… Cricket is like American football in the US.. it’s only regional…

[@robertotampioc7318]

@@cristiano7ronaldoTHEGOAT if football was not invented, basketball will be the most popular sport in the world… no other sport that has put 2nd option as basketball… most football countries put basketball as their 2nd sport, USA 2nd sport is basketball, baseball countries such as Taiwan, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Venezuela 2nd sport is basketball..in Europe and Middle East, basketball is easy the 2nd most popular sport… basketball popularity is getting bigger while cricket stuck in South Asia demographic fan base…

[@cristiano7ronaldoTHEGOAT]

@@robertotampioc7318 Baka. Enjoyable naman sya. Pero kasi maraming nasakop ang Britain baka cricket ang lumaganap.

[@reelsmb]

You forgot to mention that Philippines is the most succesful asian country in international level if we will discuss about the highest placed rank in Fiba World Cup (3rd place) and Olympics (5th place)

[@georgemarat5513]

I agree, even though Greeks love basket ball.Keep going your excellent job. Greetings from Greece. GREEK TEAM IS GOING TO TAKE THE EUROLEAGUE. 😊

[@georgiosioannispappas]

We don't love basketball man, we just happen to have two consistently competitive teams in Euroleague, and only the fans of those two teams follow the sport. Football is absurdly more universal here.

[@ralph.hn.91]

Derby Beirut: Sagesse vs Riyadi ,the 2 historical clubs with most of achievement 🇱🇧

[@robert-h2x]

the philippines won fiba world bronze. back in the 1950s

[@JushSam]

0:48 its in the ph We have the second longest basketball league PBA usa is the first the NBA We filipino not the most athletic or tallest person but we love hooping so much

[@kostasoly9318]

Football in Greece yes...but most success in Basketball...also in Greece is:Football,Basketball,Waterpollo,Volleyball,Handball...🇬🇷

[@artemiskampouraki5658]

I agree man we have the gratest fans in the history in basketball.

[@IgorTopalovic-ut3ct]

Грчка је била шампион Европе у фудбалу.Млада репрезентација Србије У-20 је била светски првак у фудбалу 2015. Ипак,Србија и Грчка су успешније у кошарци него у фудбалу.

[@antoinehaddad2023]

Nadim was not very biased with his approach ! 2006 and 2010 results helped to gain popularity but the first ever Lebanese club to win asian cup and Arab championship was the main trigger to this evolution and Sagesse participation in the clubs World Cup. And that club Mr Nadim is Sagesse !! You didn’t even share with the guy some old pictures of closed roads all the way from Ghazir to Beirut !

[@germanosantoine5457]

Totally agree with you. Lebanese would have been nothing today without President Antoine Choueiri.

[@wizoozbest]

Grew up guys 😂

[@Frostykid94]

You kindda forgot to say that the Philippines is the only Asian country to get a bronze medal in a Fiba World Cup, and they finished as high as 4th in the olympics before.

[@aidanw9378]

It's very weird which countries love basketball. There are usually trends in which sports are most popular, but basketball is such a random collection of countries

[@cristiano7ronaldoTHEGOAT]

Not random but you can see the pattern. Its mostly American influence.

[@norbertogonzalez4861]

Basketball is the number one sport in Puerto Rico for sure.

[@gloth]

football is king in greece, but basketball is a close second. Also keep in mind, all the major clubs here have teams in both football and basketball (and volleyball and waterpolo, etc), so fans of oly, pao, etc support their club in all sports

[@spartacus3250]

The Bahamas and Marshall Islands are another 2 countries that basketball is allegedly more popular in according to the webpage shown at 5:42, even though it looks like it might not be 100% accurate based on the information you've shared about it likely being incorrect in regards to Lebanon

[@robertotampioc7318]

Yeah… both legit, in fact in Marshall island, football is considered an unknown sport, the only country on earth not registered by FIFA, shows how basketball is more appreciated there

[@cristiano7ronaldoTHEGOAT]

Bahamas and Marshall Islands are basketball nations.

[@rayak5725]

🇱🇧🇱🇧🇱🇧 But you missed the biggest club in Lebanon and Asia, Sagesse Club, with 3 Asia Cup titles (the most in history) 💚💚

[@transition4522]

Sagesse isnt the biggest team lebanon's history lmao. They have 1 more asia cup than riyadi but riyadi have 23 Leagues more than them. Riyadi is the best lebanese club in history and its not even debatable 😊

[@peekaboopeekaboo1165]

Imports laden Lebanon teams

[@rigel6592]

I don't know about Asia, let's see in BCL Asia, Japan, China, Korea and the Philippines are also contenders. Philippines and Korea are at the disadvantage because PBA only acquires 1 world import while 2 in the KBL

[@peekaboopeekaboo1165]

@@rigel6592 Commercial leagues are different from the WC and Olympics . Philippines exploited loophole regarding imports in it's national teams .

[@rigel6592]

@@peekaboopeekaboo1165 I didn't mention the national teams? All I mentioned is the domestic league, the team's cohesion, PBA ball clubs need to acquire 1 or more world imports and that puts the team at a disadvantage due to the import rules in the PBA and the conferences. And how did the Philippines exploit the rules when their appeals are rejected all the time and Clarkson plays as an import and not local?

[@TheMarslMcFly]

I wish Basketball was more popular here in Germany. Obviously Football is the undefeated King. After that you have stuff like Tennis and some Winter Sports. Based of viewing numbers most likely even Formula 1 and American Football. Basketball seems to grow slowly, especially after our World Cup win last year, and us now getting two NBA Games a week on Free TV, but we still got long ways to go.

[@t.t.3753]

Also after that Handball then Ice Hockey and then only Basketball. But I guess it also depends on the city you live in. Like Bonn and Bamberg are Basketball cities.

[@TheMarslMcFly]

@@t.t.3753 I completely forgot about those. I'm from the South-East, so Handball doesn't exist here. And even though we have a decent successfull DEL Team, I couldn't care less about Ice Hockey lol

[@walangintrohypebasketball264]

so basketball in Germany is like #5 popular sport?

[@t.t.3753]

@@walangintrohypebasketball264 according to statistics even further down: Football, Ski, Handball, motor race (e.g. Formula 1, DTM), Handball, Ice Hockey, Tennis, Boxing, swimming, cycling (Tour de France) Golf and then Basketball

[@slXD100]

@@TheMarslMcFly football is sadly too strongly placed into europe, maybe because it originates in england and then spread and manifested itself as an accessible sport to all within the european continent. i honestly don't like football, it's boring and sometimes the better team loses which brings in the luck factor that really makes it non enjoyable.. imo tennis and basketball should be at the top.

[@lordjayvideos]

In Australia, while Bball isn’t a clear cut number 1 sport on all metrics, it’s finally overtaken Soccer in terms of participation in the country. The quality of local bball talent has also overtaken soccer. In terms of viewership, it’s overtaken soccer in terms of TV viewership & average attendance (by percentage). And Australia is the fastest growing NBA streaming market outside of the US. We’ve got high hopes for the sport in the country and if the men’s & women’s teams can continue to be successful it can solidify itself as the most popular non-AFL/NRL sport in the country.

[@artipichersky9132]

In Israel Basketball is rising a lot - since the only club that was compatible was Maccabi tel aviv - it did rise in the early 2000's because there was almost no point being a fan of the team that goes to defently loose to Macabbi. In the recent years, 3 more clubs (Jerusalem, Hulon, and Hapoel tel aviv) had put a lot of money and the fan base had grew a lot, when a game between those 4 teams happen its a sold out arena for sure. And there are 2-3 more teams that compete internationally each year (excluding this year). So although soccer is #1 in fans, Basketball is the #1 in success and if Maccabi reaches final 4 you will see as many fans as possible reaching to the Berlin, paying absurd amount of money to support the team.

[@olympiakos7Peiraias]

For Greece , the duel between basketball and football is really close, although yes, football is at the top.

[@spymaster3366]

the thing is from what i know in the balkans at least there is love for the club whitch translates to love or at least support for every sport the team competes in but thats for the true fans of the clubs

[@nicolasskayem4815]

for sure basketball is numb 1 in lebanon, and you can check also duop reath team in lebanon before going to the nba this season

[@frf5000]

Estonia for some reason still tries to be good at football, but were garbage. I dont know why we dont just focus on basketball.

[@henrimarjoan7876]

Because unlike you other Estonians arent just gloryhunters and likes to watch and play sports because they like the actual sport and not because they just want to win. Also you suck at basketball too so if you want to start winning you should pick smaller sport since Estonia is small. Or just watch kiiking. Im saying this as a football and basketball fan from a country that isnt that good at those.

[@kikislv634]

Y’all good in volleyball

[@pavlosegeda8294]

Because any 'average' human can play football, to play basketball you need to be freak of a nature.

[@robertotampioc7318]

@@pavlosegeda8294… nope, look at Japan basketball team, most of their national players are small, their PGs are 5’7 both… it’s all about system…

[@pavlosegeda8294]

@@robertotampioc7318 And how many of them play in NBA ? No one, right ? On other hand there are a lot of 'short' football players, some of them all time greats.

[@CrystalClearWith8BE]

The Philippines is the biggest powerhouse of basketball in South East Asia and has been popular for many years since the US Colonization. It's home to Asia's oldest basketball league, the Philippine Basketball Association aka the PBA and that league have sponsor teams.

[@Chriskoul1980]

There was a time during the mid 90s that basketball was no1 here in Greece. It was a little bit after the 87 European Championship, and the first club European sucesses, with Aris mostly and PAOK. In the mid 90s OLY and PAO took over with cosecutive Euroleague (or FIBA European Champion's Cup as it was called) F4 appearances and titles,. Aris and PAOK won a couple less major titles (Like Corac and Cup winner's cup) but other "smaller" clubs (like Panionios or Iraklis)had European success also. I remeber, as a teenager back then, that almost every day there were 2-3 basketball games on TV.

[@14Jondaime]

i have a high school classmate who unfriend me in facebook because Kobe and the Lakers beat the Celtics - i was a Lakers fan and he Celtics. that's how passionate Filipinos are about basketball, it can ruin friendships. 😂

[@Guitarman77]

So now I know. Thats why Gilas Filipinas players would love to come to Lituania for practice and friendly games because we have one thing in common, our number sport is basketball.

[@Stephen_Jabs]

In the Philippines you could find a half court in every corner of the street.

[@jktv3332]

here in the Philippines basketball is played everywhere, rain or shine, even during flooding

[@BanBanChi]

I'm surprised Puerto Rico wasn't mentioned. They've had multiple NBA players and have the honor of being the first team to beat a "Dream team" in the 2006 Olympics. Also Puerto Rico is the only colony to have international representation. The local league, BSN is insanely competitive and attracts attendance similar to the Euroleague's.

[@emils523]

Baseball easily

[@MannyLoxx2010]

It's a big lie that cricket is the 2nd most popular sport in the world!! That is utterly not true!! Fake news and research!!

[@thomasgrabkowski8283]

It’s thanks to India and their massive population

[@walangintrohypebasketball264]

who cares to cricket?

[@robertotampioc7318]

@@thomasgrabkowski8283but not all Indians like cricket… and all surveyors on Google are fake… how they can counting those number of fans, especially so called “2.5 billion” fans of cricket? It’s only popular on 3 countries namely Pakistan, India and Bangladesh.. although those 3 have huge population, but not all of them are fans of cricket… so those datas are fake… metric wise, basketball has more followers than cricket… there are more than 100 countries followed the sport, including two biggest populated countries such as China and US…

[@IgorTopalovic-ut3ct]

@@robertotampioc7318 + 🇵🇭

[@dennissablaon3127]

you forgot philippines is the only country in asia who had a medal podium in world cup, though almost a century that feat was never been duplicated but still we are hopefully we can do it again.

[@nadzkie7313]

110million people in the Philippines and like 100million player had played basketball..

[@ilikeaks9419]

As a Greek basketball at 1980 was the number 1 game in the country because of Nikos galis

[@СлаваССС-м4с]

80s φίλε. 😊

[@fabianfleige6746]

What about South Sudan? I know, its a new country and you probably do not get much data from it. But when you look at the excitement for Basketball in the past years and compare it to other sports, one can probably argue that Basketball is the most famous sport there. If I'm wrong, than please correct me :)

[@robertotampioc7318]

After Olympics, for sure South Sudan will declare basketball as their national sport… they will be the first African nation that football is not their number one sport… and their program is growing… they have future NBA prospect that will bring SSD to be a big contenders for international competitions

[@diha9004]

Another case of Lithuanian on Latvian violence - basketball is number one in Latvia! Period!

[@bryanaa196]

I'm Filipino and if they took the 8.4 unique viewers data from subscriptions then it's probably be much more, it's probably 1 subscription = 1 watch party.

[@cristiano7ronaldoTHEGOAT]

8.4 on the average. Meaning there are games that could be higher in viewership.

[@NemaSta-ve7tn]

Basketball is the 2nd most popular game in the world after soccer...if the stupid USA send their best of the best for the Olympics that is enough as a confirmation In your country is no.1,in Serbia is no.2, but I as a Serbian would change that

[@elpoiro]

_Football is king _Not in the U.S _Ok so Basketball is king there. _Well, their number one sport is also called football... But it's not football. _What the Fuck ?

[@squozerrplays7365]

Lol. I'm in the US I feel u bro. But the thing is we just like what we like

[@elpoiro]

@@squozerrplays7365 and no problem with that (i'm a bit of a Saints guy myself for american football). I thought this might be a good joke. I mean, american folks seem to have no problem with people saying football and american football, so the "soccer" thing always amused me.

[@lieutenantkettch]

There’s an old joke that since American football doesn’t use anything shaped like a traditional ball and is mostly played with the hands, it should be called handegg 🏈 and not football ⚽️.

[@brandonneumann5294]

@@lieutenantkettchI’m sure you also have a problem with Australian football that’s also shaped like an egg that they carry and tackle each other. No? What a surprise. Turns out you don’t really care it’s just way to hate America

[@thomascamus3136]

Everything that was said about the Philippines are true except for the PBA. The professional league is no longer a big deal here. It's been declining dramatically due to greed and incompetency of its leaders. They can't even fill up a 5000 seater venue even on a Sunday. Most pro Filipino players would rather play in Japan and Korea for much better pay and competition. But other than that, basketball is a religion here. It's even impossible to grasp or describe how Filipinos love the game. It's so beloved that even the counterfeit sneakers, 2nd hand sneakers or thrift shoes and jersey making business have their own economy here.

[@robertotampioc7318]

Gilas games will always be packed to the rafters… kahit ilagay mo pa yan sa Syria o Iraq ang laro nila may pinoy na manunuod… UAAP and NCAA basketball matches are always filled kahit elims palang… PBA Lang talaga palaos… tignan mo sa June eh kahit practice game ng Gilas eh puno yan ng tao

[@DawoodIbrahim-qx7hk]

When you mention Lebanon what's most successful is not thw NT but the clubs, we have 5 Asian Basketball Champions Leagues in total Sagesse having 3 (most ever) and Riyadi 2 (second most) as well as a massive amount of Arab Club Championships, Dubai International Basketball Championship, and a participation in McDonald's cup as well as West Asia Club Championships.

[@robertotampioc7318]

Philippines vs Lebanon or China vs Lebanon or Philippines vs China in FiBa Asia competitions are always a blockbuster hit… taking million views in social media… I hope more countries will join our countries in basketball world… football still number 1 but let’s make basketball a clear number 2 spot… it has potential to beat cricket’s popularity since it is only popular in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh…

[@helgre]

RESPECT MY LITUANIAN FELLAAAA. LEBANON MENTIONED BASKETBALL N1 🌲🌲🦅 WTF IS FOOTBALLL. Lebanese national football team is ranked 150 WHAT A SHAME to compare it to basketball. Lebanese basketball NT is ranked 28😤😤😤😤 JUST TO ADD ALSO IN LEBANON THEY PLAY OFFICIAL FOOTBALL GAMES ON ARTIFICIAL GRASS THERE IS NO SINGLE STADIUM APPROVED BY FIFA

[@cristiano7ronaldoTHEGOAT]

Same with Philippines. I love football but nobody likes football here.

[@babiskounadis3755]

Excellent work, congrats! You didnt make the usual mistake to include in those countries Greece. In fact basketball was the first and most popular sport in Greece for a decade (1987-1997), after winning the Euro of 1987, but then the sport declined and it is, by far, 2nd after football. Of course, all Greek sports fans watch Euroleague (NOT NBA), due to its high competition and to the partcipation of two basketball powerhouses, Παναθηναικός and Ολυμπιακός. PS: I would suggest you, to make a very intrestibg investigetion, in which countries basketball is the SECOND most popular sport. For instance, this is the case in Greece, where basketball is 2nd by far from the 3rd sport.

[@robertotampioc7318]

I will tell you, most of countries who football are their main sport, take basketball as their 2nd sport… even some baseball countries make the sport basketball as their 2nd choice.. countries who put basketball as their 2nd sport are: Spain Serbia Greece Turkey Israel Syria Jordan Egypt Nigeria Congo Tunisia Argentina Saudi Arabia Bahrain Slovenia Montenegro Iraq Bosnia & Herzegovina Uruguay North Korea Cyprus Latvia Puerto Rico Dominican Republic Taiwan Venezuela Palestine Azerbaijan USA Macedonia Liberia Morocco Senegal Cameroon Angola Ivory Coast If football was not invented, basketball might be the most popular sport on earth… that shows how global sport is.. in fact, even countries such as France, Germany, Japan, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Mexico, Finland, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Iran, etc… put basketball as their top 5 sport and the popularity there increasing every year…

[@emils523]

Latvia is basketball right now for sure

[@RandomStuffFreak]

i wouldve exxpected Steve Kerr to have an influence on the basketball culture of Lebanon, this was a good video

[@Seattlefan77]

I was in China for a year around 10 years ago. They LOVE basketball, I've never seen such a huge, sprawling bunch of courts in one place (Jiangsu University) and every single court was occupied... AND it was freezing outside.

[@mihajlo426]

In Serbia football is no 1 and it is the only sport where we arent good historicaly ... but basketball is like a tradition here , every village and town have annual tournaments that are being played for decades . A huge persentage of people like myself wath both football and basketball religiously so the gap is not that big

[@TheJedisecondclass]

In Greece, Greek Basketball National Team is called "Official Sweetheart".

[@georgiosioannispappas]

Not anymore

[@overill1187]

South Sudan will be a basketball first country in the future as they produce giants and are the best in africa

[@cristiano7ronaldoTHEGOAT]

South Sudan has a great future in basketball since their physique is really suited for sport like basketball.

[@cristiano7ronaldoTHEGOAT]

@HopefulCasualShoes-io2wu Basketball will be their first since they are successful in it. They have no chance in football. Football is more of a European and Latin sport. Although Middle Easterners and Africans are passionate about football, realistically, none of them will excel in it. Europeans or Latin Americans are the ones who will always win in FIFA World Cup..

[@overill1187]

@HopefulCasualShoes-io2wu why do think that?

[@supersaiyanjin2199]

Honestly if investors focus on marketing the euroleague more than the nba they can see the potential growth of basketball as a whole It will be the equivalent of the champions league if all the best players in the world play there even the americans

[@robertotampioc7318]

If Euroleague wants more money? They should put their time slot accessible in Asian cities… the money is in Asian market.. many Asians want to watch Euroleague but because the time slot is not accessible, they can’t watch it live in any platforms

[@walangintrohypebasketball264]

in my perspective legit number#1 🇵🇭Philippines 🇱🇧Lebanon 🇱🇹Lithuania 🇸🇸South Sudan Number #1 or Number #2 🇷🇸Serbia 🇸🇾Syria 🇪🇸Spain 🇲🇳Mongolia 🇬🇷Greece 🇵🇷Puerto Rico 🇻🇪Venezuela 🇹🇷Turkey 🇹🇼Chinese Taipei 🇱🇻Latvia 🇪🇪Estonia 🇺🇲USA 🇲🇬Madagascar 🇦🇴 Angola Number #2 or Number#3 🇨🇳China 🇯🇴Jordan 🇦🇺Australia 🇨🇦Canada 🇮🇱Israel 🇮🇷Iran

[@TheHeroOfBlueLock]

Football is the most popular sport in Lebanon and South Sudan.

[@nikos8247]

In Greece I would say we love basketball and football equally but we are better in basketball than in football...

[@joaopedropaulaesilva4000]

What about Mongolia? I heard that 3v3 basketball is very popular there. Cheers from Brazil

[@Kazbasketball]

Only 3x3, they have other National Sports...

[@robertotampioc7318]

@@Kazbasketballtheir national sport is wrestling… but popularity is different, basketball games are more attended in Mongolians than football

[@magnumbrahms5339]

If Sumo is broadcast there I think it will be the number 1 sport.

[@aftermeta6556]

I didn't knew about Lebanon as for Greece Basketball ranks n2 ..

[@Lincoln1_5]

You missed Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 BSN is one of the most competitive basketball leagues in the World and regularly takes in former and future NBA players, beat the US dream team and up until recently had a top 3-5 Olympic team most years. Before any of you 'know it all' starts, I saw basketball overtake baseball on the island in my lifetime. We have far better professional baseball players tho.

[@brandonneumann5294]

In Venezuela basketball is also very popular. You will see lots of kids playing

[@katropanigerry2984]

You didn't do your research about the Philippines, The Philippines won bronze medal in Fiba World Cup 1954 and a 5th place finish in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

[@MessiBetterCR7312]

Basketball here in the Philippines is like a religion. Every community has a basketball tournament all year round. I rarely see other sport being played. It’s like we have an exclusive contract to the sport. But in terms of popularity of professional local sports league, the Women’s volleyball overtaken the men’s basketball.

[@RandomZShorts15]

Serbia in tennis: 🐐🐐🐐🐐 Serbia in basketball: 🐐🐐🐐🐐 Serbia in waterpolo: 🐐🐐🐐 Serbia in volleyball: 🐐🐐 Serbia in football: 🐐?

[@darwinyuson9338]

Serbian in the Philippine basketball: Coach Rajko Toroman, Coach Nenad Vucinic, Coach Tony Vujanic

[@ricdotdev]

Re: PH bball: MICAA is also worth mentioning. It was PH's premier bball league before the PBA.

[@ThisGuyLoots]

easiest way to check popularity is to check players salary, split it to 3 (high,fair,low) and by age, and make comparison to other sports within the country

[@lei9811]

It would be fun if there can be a pocket tournament that features these 3 countries perhaps before the FIBA OQT.

[@Kazbasketball]

There is no debate around Lebanon! Lebanon is crazy basketball Nation! Number 1 sport, no debate!

[@83guy82]

Here in Lebanon we're on the horizon of a new golden age so things will only get better🇱🇧🇱🇧

[@משהזכריה-ד5י]

u are a failing country held hostage by a terror group and a corrupted goverment

[@bugsy101073]

Philippines won the Bronze Medal in the FIBA world cup in the 50s and won the FIBA Asia Championship in the 70s

[@paulkevinsomera1007]

It's mind blowing when you didn't mentioned that Philippines was once the STRONGEST team in Asia who beat the butts of the Europeans and South Americans in the World stage from the 30's up to the 70's which culminated in the country finishing 3rd in the '54 FIBA World Cup which no other Asian or Oceania countries ever replicated or surpassed (New Zealand came close in 2002 World Cup when the finished 4th). Also, you've mentioned players who are clearly not Filipino nor with partial Filipino blood especially Ceballos like wtf and not mentioning Clarkson or Jalen Green

[@felixpaulvelasco9926]

In a universal sense you may be right that the Philippine national team hasn't had much international success. However, ithe Philippines' Bronze in the FIBA Worlds as well as its fifth place in the Olympics are both the highest place any Asian country has ever had.

[@adventure7621]

i went in the Philippines before. basketball was crazy every small community have basket ball court. even some small road have ring without board😅

[@biongrenn8010]

I love El Khatib and Arakji. I love their game and I'm Filipino.