I agree it's not the greatest sport in the world, but it sure beats F1, darts, snooker, anything to do with horses, athletics, swimming, golf. I'm sure there are others.
Now, if you said "the most boring, insufferable TEAM sport", then I might be closer to agreeing with you.
I'm no big fan of the NBA (but I did enjoy the incredible atmosphere at a game at the Boston Garden a few decades back), however you cannot possibly say that basketball is the most boring game on the planet when there are "sports" like F1, Darts, Snooker and anything with horses. Compared with...