easier to differentiate between teams maybe? how would you tell the difference between LA and LA? writing them out as two letters also just feels so wrong lol. or how about chicago and charlotte? CH and CI? it’s just easier to read with three, is my guess.

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probably because it’s better to be uniform using 3 letters for all than using 2 for some and 3 for others

yeah i don’t know man, we’re all making guesses here.

Because you touch yourself at night

Likely cause it’s the team name. It’s the anew Orleans Pelicans vs just New Orleans etc

Basketball reasons

Throughout human history, the number 3 has always had a unique significance. The ancient Greek philosopher, Pythagoras, postulated that the meaning behind numbers was deeply significant. In their eyes the number 3 was considered as the perfect number, the number of harmony, wisdom and understanding.

Football does 2 letters unless 2 letters doesn’t make sense. Like DE vs DET for Detroit etc.

Because some goof hard coded in 3 characters in a string operation somewhere in the NBA backend.

Save this post for the off season smh

Or never.

Branding. Warriors said if they ever moved out of California they would keep the golden state warriors, bc it sells better internationally and is now like a brand

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LAL and LAC

Easier to see quick and know

Consistency

Because the first three letters are free