The Most Ignored Dynasty in Sports:
The NBA’s most successful franchise reveals that America is a nation of hypocrites.
I have to admit that I am a nominal sports fan. I don't follow sporting news avidly with an exception of the Olympics. I do try to keep up with the latest news, as to not sound completely idiotic when other people talk about their favorites. I did grew up with a dad and five brothers who are avid sports fans, so I follow sporting conversations with a bit of knowledge and intelligence.
Having admitted that, however, I can also admit to finding the whole sports arena interesting for other reasons. First of all, sports is a huge component of our society. Since I'm a liberal arts kind of gal, that make it interesting to me. I am also interested in how sports function from a business perspective, and there can be no argument that sports is a colossal business word-wide. When sports are discussed from a psychological, or sociological perspective, sports becomes very interesting to me.
That is why I found this article from Slate about the San Antonio Spurs extremely interesting. I think Matthew Yglesias makes some very valid points about what Americans value based on the attention they give when it comes to news stories.
