Is basketball the fastest game in the world?

Last Updated on August 10, 2024 by Mathew Diekhake

As far as team sports go and the players moving around the field or court, basketball is the fastest game in the world.

Basketball is a fast-paced sport that uses all facets of the human body to play the game well. You use your arms a lot more than in soccer, you use your legs a lot more than in baseball. Basketball players are the best example of a complete athlete because they have to do all things well. Gridiron has some fast-paced aspects to it but in general, the game stops and starts too much for it to be comparable to basketball. In soccer, most of the game is spent trying to get up and down the field and they move through this part of the field slowly. It’s not uncommon for 20% of a basketball team’s total points to be fast break points. So, yes, basketball is the fastest game in the world, at least out of all of the top mainstream team sports.