[Taking the long historical view, the impetus behind pro basketball’s three-point shot is Abe Saperstein, the owner-operator of the Harlem Globetrotters. In the 1950s, America’s fiery “Mr. Basketball” kept popping up at NBA Board of Governors meetings and popping off that the NBA was blowing it by promoting a monotonous, fan-unfriendly brand of basketba…
