Think you know how long a game lasts? Think again. A standard NBA game is 48 minutes of play, but it feels like a hostage negotiation. Between fouls, timeouts, and referees huddling like they’re planning a conspiracy, that 48 minutes stretches into three hours.
College basketball is even worse. Two halves of 20 minutes? Please. The last two minutes of a tight game can take a full hour to finish. You blink, and suddenly it’s dinner time.
