Women Be Shopping

Do you ever wonder how it is that women find themselves sitting courtside in NBA games? Well, you're not the only one. This has been as unanswered a riddle as the chicken or the egg. To first answer this riddle, we first must pinpoint as to why women have suddenly become such avid NBA fans.

Let's take my hometown Miami Heat and their 'bandwagon' fans. Granted, this city is one where winning breeds fans. True fans, of course, would support their team through the good times and the bad. True fans, of course, would know some of their team's accomplishments, and true fans, of course, would know the names of the team's current and past players. Or so you would think.. There are even tall tales out there of mythical "fans" going out to watch a movie when meaningful playoff games are about to start. Some support that is, huh. To gauge better knowledge of those that we are talking about, below is something that should be handed out to all Miami Heat 'fans' as they enter the arena..

Once completed, we can hopefully start to get an idea of how the courtside seats seem to be occupied my more women than men. Being a Psych major, I will hypothesize that more women will leave the "Last team you were a fan of:" question blank, as well as their 'Age'. Let's see how the null hypothesis fairs as long as the Miami Heat stay relevant.

To go back to the original question of how it is that women find themselves sitting courtside in NBA games, we could assume that perhaps they are looking to attract some athletic genes into their ancestry tree. Or perhaps, they work in well paying boutiques. Or maybe, they have a good 'relationship' with an arena employee. I'd like to think that these women who occupy a courtside seat have contributed something to society to say they have earned that experience. Unfortunately, just like how many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop, the world may never know.