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The 2009 NBA FInals ratings prove Americans love pro basketball again, but it still can't touch the popularity of the NFL. (AP Images)

Did you watch the NBA Finals this year?

If so, you joined millions of others who did as well. The NBA is just one of the many sports that is heavily watched each year in the United States.

NFL football is king, of course, as the Super Bowl is the most watched sporting event every year. People live and breath the NFL and there is little chance any sport will ever replace it as No. 1.

Other major players would be NASCAR and NCAA Football, thanks to the very successful Bowl season.
April is all about NCAA Basketball and March Madness before the sports fan shifts to MLB Baseball.

PGA golf certainly brings in the ratings now that Tiger Woods is back and even Arena Football has a huge following (when the league is actually running).

Last year the Olympics were highly watched of course, and you can't forget the rise of Mixed Martial Arts.

Sorry hockey, maybe one day.

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