Three-point shot was ‘worst thing to happen to basketball,’ former columnist says

Former Boston Globe columnist Bob Ryan recently expressed his disdain for the three-point line in the NBA, calling it the worst thing to happen to basketball in his lifetime. He traced the origins of the three-point shot back to a gimmick introduced by a promotor in the 1960s. Despite acknowledging that the game has evolved and players like Steph Curry have revolutionized the three-point shot, Ryan still longs for a more balanced approach to shot selection in today’s game. While he understands that the three-point line is here to stay, he hopes for a return to a style of play that he enjoyed more in the past.