Tech-Volution Of Basketball

Dribble. Dribble. Dribble. It’s fast, it’s rapid.

- Smriti Raizada

You look away for a second and the ball slips out of you hand, so does time. You may or may not be able to make a comeback. The crowd IS cheering. You can literally hear the heartbeats of the players on the court. Your teammates are encouraging you to go big and take that shot. You throw the ball towards the hoop. The referee blows the whistle as the match nears the end and bam. Game Over.

That was me trying to give you a little sense of the thrill that you may have felt if you’ve ever witnessed a basketball game. Back when I was a teenager, basketball was either about shooting hoops during the Games period in school or the Scott brothers from One Tree Hill. I mean, who didn’t have a slight swoon-y feeling when Nathan Scott dunked a ball in the basket. Point being, basketball has never been a sport regarded in the same league as cricket or even football - which has seen an exponential growth in India in the last decade. But 2019 was a complete game-changer as the NBA’s first-ever match in India marked a historic moment in globalizing the game with India at its epicenter. The Indiana Pacers and Sacramento Kings got down for a game which was an absolute treat for Basketball lovers in the country. As I got to interact with two legends mentoring these teams - Detlef Schrempf and Jason Williams, we discussed how technology is revolutionizing the world - basketball included. Here’s the incoming tech-volution that might change a few perspectives about where the game is heading.

CAPTURING IT ALL - SPORTVU