The NBA looks the way it does today in part because of a meeting nearly 60 years ago involving George Steinbrenner. Yes, that George Steinbrenner.
Feb. 13, 2020 7:00 am ET George Steinbrenner demanded answers. There was something he needed to know: What was the point of the 3-point line?
When it was time to vote, the ABL’s owners were split. But the motion passed by a 4-3 margin, and so it was official: The first 3-point line in professional basketball would be set at 22 feet.The most likely explanation for what happened next is that Abe Saperstein, the ABL’s powerful commissioner, ignored the vote and proceeded with the 25-foot line—which is precisely where it remains today.
Abe Saperstein was one of the most influential figures in the sport’s history.Photo: Tom Fitzsimmons/Associated Press Advertisement An entirely new line on the court that made shots worth 50% more was certainly a change. But he knew he needed to do something—something that would help shorter players, something that inspired wild strategies, something that would be worth watching. As baseball was transfixed by Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle’s home-run chase, Saperstein hoped the 3-pointer would become the basketball equivalent.“We must have a weapon,” Saperstein said, “and this is ours.
“They just arbitrarily drew lines,” Jerry Saperstein said. “There’s really no scientific basis. Just two Hall of Fame coaches getting together and saying: ‘Where would we like to see the line?’”On that Saturday morning in June 1961, Saperstein was away on Globetrotters business. As soon as one owner suggested moving the arc to 22 feet, the others spoke freely in Saperstein’s absence.
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