NY Knicks nix music and video during game — does NBA basketball look and sound better this way?
Sneakers squeaking on the hardwood and the “string music” made by a basketball going through the net were the defining sounds in the first half of a unique NBA game played in New York on Sunday between the Knicks and the Golden State Warriors. The game was unique for 2017, that is, because as sports fans, we’ve become accustomed to the audio and visual assault that accompanies most sporting events. In basketball, and most sports, every score and every break in the action brings with it an organist or high-tech video screen trying to keep the crowd engaged or sell… Read More