A strange little side quest
One reason basketball keeps producing good game ideas around Hoops Basketball is that its history is full of strange turns. Men's basketball became an Olympic medal sport in 1936, while women's basketball joined the Olympic programme in 1976. And then there is this: Archery was already on the Olympic programme in 1900, boxing joined the modern Games in 1904, and basketball became a medal sport in 1936. So a round of Hoops Basketball is not just a quick distraction; it is a tiny stop on a much longer basketball timeline.
