A strange little side quest
Even a quick game like Three-Point Shootout sits on top of decades — and sometimes centuries — of ideas. Men's basketball became an Olympic medal sport in 1936, while women's basketball joined the Olympic programme in 1976. A second detail makes the picture even better: 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 Three-Point Shootout is not just a quick distraction; it is a tiny stop on a much longer basketball timeline.
