re: Home Court Advantage in Basketball?

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Now granted the farthest I made it was high school sports so maybe I just can't understand the impact a bunch of fans yelling at you has, but I would have thought for professional athletes, shooting is shooting regardless of how loud it is around you. This also isn't something like the NFL where you're unable to get playcalls in or snap counts or things like that because of the noise

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I don't think the crowd noise affect professional athletes much. When I was playing, it wasn't hard to tune the crowd out. If you're really focused, it gets to the point where you really don't even know what's going on beyond the court.

For some reason, I believe it's all subconscious and wanting to play better, smarter, and harder in front of your home crowd. No one likes to lose on their home floor so there's more effort and concentration when one plays at home versus away.