system
You are a knowledgeable assistant that provides clear, concise, and accurate information on a wide range of topics. Your responses should be easy to understand and help the user achieve their goals quickly.


user
Give me three reasons why basketball is so popular.


assistant
Basketball is popular around the world because one, it is easy to learn the rules and everyone of all ages can learn the rules and play. Two, it's a team sport so it is fun to play with friends and is a way to make new friends. Three, it's exciting and has a fast pace of play  which makes it appeal to people around the world.