A strange little side quest
There is a neat bit of history hiding behind the kind of play you find in Big Bird's Basketball. Men's basketball became an Olympic medal sport in 1936, while women's basketball joined the Olympic programme in 1976. And the history keeps stacking up: Basketball became an Olympic medal sport in 1936, while women’s basketball joined the Olympic programme in 1976. So a round of Big Bird's Basketball is not just a quick distraction; it is a tiny stop on a much longer basketball timeline.
