Hear Us Out: Basketball But It’s Just The Fourth Quarter

Basketball has long been a great sport, but what’s the point of those first three quarters of regulation? Why bother with the worst parts of the game? It’s a well known fact that basketball players and cool Gen-Z fans don’t care until the 4th quarter. Hear us out: Let’s just have basketball, but start the game in the 4th quarter. #LetsFixBasketball 

The reason we absolutely need this change is simple: Can anyone remember what Michael Jordan did in the first quarter? Players can’t even hit a game winning shot in the 3rd quarter! Seriously, what’s the point of everything before the 4th!

Now, we all love the spectacle and entertainment of a basketball game, so there will still be pregame introductions for the starting lineup of both teams, of course. After which, both teams will be directed to immediately go to the locker room for your halftime entertainment, and more importantly allow coaches to make the necessary halftime adjustments. See? Win, win. 

The only conceivable drawback will be stadiums won’t serve booze after the 3rd Quarter. But, don’t worry, we got you. Hear us out:  Come to the game loaded. See? Another win, win. Worried about Fantasy Sports? Don’t worry, we can just plug in assumed stats so you don’t miss a second of the riveting excitement surrounding Fantasy Basketball. For example, Russell Westbrook will be close to a triple double, Draymond Green will have already been ejected after his second technical of the game, and Kawhi Leonard will spark some controversy after skipping the second night of a back to back 4th quarter. 

Adam Silver, if he’s smart, will take this to another level! Soon we hope the NBA will start games tied with 3 seconds left and the ball already in the hands of the most popular player. With this in mind, we can just start the season in the 4th quarter of Game 7 of the Finals, and after that, awarding the Larry O’Brien trophy to whomever is playing against LeBron James’ team. If Silver likes success and money, then he’ll implement a 3 second season by the start of the next season. 

See? Win, win.