NBA for me, one of the largest sports to be played globally. most nba players are pretty down to earth and humble, each with their own circumstances and road to entering the nba. even if you're talented without the hard work you'll get relegated to overseas. plus, every region has a team and every year new foreign players are put to the test in the league. for sure its pretty cut throat but the best of the best stay. you can argue MLB is better world wide, but imo it takes too long. NBA can finish the game with all the timeouts and schedule breaks in under 2.5 hours, 3 if there's OT. MLB or baseball is takes far too long. NHL is good for countries north of the hemisphere but isn't as popular south of it.