NBA officials expect the danger to add to the excitement and anticipation of most basketball games. The move comes as basketball interest has fallen sharply. The player's strike, with money demands from the largely uneducated and pampered players, generated a huge amount of fan hatred and apathy. The game of basketball, originally invented by James Naismith to stave off boredom when it was too cold to play other sports, has in recent years reached new heights in monotony. The widespread use of steroids to increase player speed combined with the nationwide search for genetic freaks ideally adapted to the game made watching each contest a fair rival to examining navel lint, in terms of excitement.
Spectators love the new form.
Keeps those lazy bastards on their toes. You know if Jordan was still playing he'd just sail over those pits like it was nothing. Basketball players, notorious for their childlike tantrums and delicate constitutions, are now becoming some of the toughest players in any sport. Try a six-foot sharpened stick through your groin. Your average football player would be running home cryin to momma.