NBA's Ups and Downs?
The NBA has had lots of ups and downs. The biggest down was all the lockout they have had in the last 10-15 years. They have had lots of ups though too, one of there biggest ups were that the NBA got popular right away. One of biggest downs were that the lockouts lasted long but some didn't last long at all! The first lockout was in 1995 and it lasted about 3 months. The second lockout lasted a few hours. The third lockout lasted about 7 months. And the most recent one in 2011, lasted about 6 months. The NBA took a huge drop in the 1970's because the population changes. But the biggest up for the NBA was that they have so many fans. They have lots of fans and they make lots of money from the fans with some tickets costing hundreds to thousands of dollars! Even though some fans hate the NBA, its a huge success and always will be.