A lot of the interest in traditional professional sports comes from 1) having played the sport in some capacity so that you understand the intricacies of the ga

A lot of the interest in traditional professional sports comes from 1) having played the sport in some capacity so that you understand the intricacies of the game or at least have studied the game enough to have internalized those intricacies, and/or 2) knowing the players and their various strengths and weaknesses. If you are trying to get into a sport and just watch a random game, it will be harder to get into the sport without those things. Then again, some people just like to watch other people slam into each other.