When did you start watching the NBA?

[Shade8780]

I've been watching since 2010 when I was 10 years old.

[PleezeBehave]

Since 1989, age 8.

[crunk-juice]

I was aware of the Pacers / Reggie from the late 90s on, was a casual fan around the time of the brawl in 2004, and became a 'loyal follower' in the next couple seasons.


ironic, I know. thankfully it's paying off.


btw I'm now 22.

[Dro]

As far as I actually remember, probably about 1986, I was 6 years old and I definitely remember watching NBA on NBC when they used to show Celtics games all the time. I've lived in Naptown all my life so we've always gotten Bulls game on WGN so I remember watching a lot of Jordan also.

[JMT]

1967, age 9.

[ProfessorMurder]

Around '93 when I was 5. I started because kids in my neighborhood collected cards. Shaq was big, Jordan was huge (especially since I lived 45 minutes from Chicago), Indiana was a big deal (I lived in Indy).

Larry Johnson and the Hornets were my favorite. Knicks second.

I was watching the Houston finals when OJ Simpson's chase was played picture in picture.

When I first took it really seriously was probably '98.

Got bored and didn't watch the '05 playoffs until the Celtics big 3.

[B-Low]

Whenever NBA Jame T.E. came out for Genesis. Like 94 or 95 I think. I didn't have much interest in basketball til I got that game and loved it

Gotta say I was pretty disappointed at the lack of fire and violence in the real-life game...but I got hooked anyway

[Mr. Jabbar]

1998, I came across some naked kobe pics and began to find out what the guy did for a living

[Lord Leoshes]

1967, age 9.

u beat me.
1979, age 9 as well.lol

[KungFuJoe]

I'm 39 now so my memory is kinda vague, but my first recollection of watching NBA ball was in the late 80s/early 90s...Magic and Jordan were the premiere guys in the league.

I was a big time Lakers fan back then and when they lost to the Bulls in the finals, I was heartbroken (I still have a copy of . I also suffered a couple years earlier when Magic went down with the hamstring injury against the Pistons.

I still have THIS issue of SI:

BTW, that was a layup, NOT a dunk over Divac. But great angle and pic nonetheless. :)

[RoundMoundOfReb]

27 years ago. I'm 20 btw.

[JMT]

u beat me.
1979, age 9 as well.lol

Well, you're doomed now. Surely you know that any comment you make praising a player from an older era or criticizing one from the current era is because you're an old head and the game has passed you by.

[AussieG]

1994 or so. Suns.. Barkley.. Jordan etc.

[Bobcats2013]

Life long heat fan since last year.

[tmacattack33]

Around 1995. Hakeem, Shaq, Barkley, Penny, Malone, and Pippen and all those guys were running things back then.