So here are our top picks for the best drinking sports which include coolers like lunch coolers, rolling coolers and sport coolers . Basketball may be the perfect drinking sport. During the early part of the game there’s plenty of action but little tension, so you can have a drink, chat, eat some snacks, and see snatches of the game and replays of the best bits. Towards the end of the game the tension builds, but even then there are no ‘must-see’ moments, so it doesn’t matter if you miss something when there’s a can or bottle in front of your face. Also, there are a billion time-outs if the game is close, so you have plenty of opportunity to use the bathroom.