I start to pay attention to basketball when both football and baseball are in their offseason, but I never get too invested because the "excitement" feels bogus to me: it feels like no matter how one-sided a game might seem, most games end up within reach in the fourth quarter.

You're always like six minutes from a 17-3 run and a game being back in reach. As a writer, I find the drama predictable and less compelling than the other two sports I mentioned. (I know people like to disparage baseball, but I disagree with those that do.)

And the NBA season feels equally bogus, drama-wise. Ten teams per conference have *some* sort of post-season, while only five do not, so it's hard to care what is happening in February.