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Basketball
The game of basketball, including positions, basketball hoop sizes, and court sizes. Includes all levels of basketball.
10,661 Questions
How much money does a professional basketball players earn on average?
2m is the average among rookies and players who are not that great. 12m is the average of players who are great but less than 8 years in the league(LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Amare Stoudemire). 16m for star players who are veteran(Ray Allen, Dirk Nowitzki, Baron Davis). 20m for superstar players who are veteran(Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, Shaq).
Who is the greatest basket ball player of all time?
The two most prolific, active basketball players today are LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Kobe Bryant of the LA Lakers. LeBron James is perhaps the most physically gifted person ever to play basketball: 6'10", strong, powerful, yet fast and agile. The current MVP of the National Basketball Association, he is almost impossible to defend. He can shoot 3-point baskets and post up with anyone, and score at will. However, James has yet to win an NBA championship. One can argue that James has never been surrounded by enough talent in Cleveland; on many nights, he is literally a one-man team. Kobe Bryant is as brilliant an athlete as James, but does not possess his imposing physique or power. However, Bryant is the ultimate competitor and clutch performer. A mainstay of the powerhouse LA Laker franchise, Bryant has won multiple NBA championships. Bryant can take over games at critical moments and is virtually impossible to defend. He is also a premier defender himself. Either man could easily be considered the greatest basketball player in the world today.
Is the NBA scripted or rigged?
The question of whether the NBA is scripted\rigged or not has recently come into question as the panning-out of some drama in the NBA has been becoming increasingly suspicious.
For instance, the 2007 NBA Finals, the hallmark of high ratings for the sport, was at its lowest (viewers) in history: Cavaliers vs. Spurs - A one man show vs. the slowest team in basketball history.
Something needed to be done to keep basketball's grip on consumer's pass-time. Enter the script (possibly). How about sending basketball's fiercest rivals since its glory days. Eureka, it's even a Cinderella story!- The Celtic's inevitable rise to the top. The Lakers' quest to prove they own the game through the leadership Kobe Bryant.
It just fits.
Enter Tim Donaghy..... Enough said.
Basketball is entertainment. The NBA is a business. Do the math.
Skeptics can currently bring up the point that the Cavaliers' downfall couldn't have been the concoction of the NBA as this season's most lucrative finals match-up certainly would have been Kobe's Lakers versus Lebron's Cavaliers. Which is pursued by the NBA and Nike as they want a 7-game series because it would be the biggest money-making finals series in the history of any sport.
Also with talks of LeBron leaving the Cavs the NBA can't be scripted because SuperStars don't leave teams. i.e. Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Isiah Thomas, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, etc. All of them stayed with their team until they won a championship.
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Your conspiracy theory is a good one, but you have no concrete proof. I believe the officials are swayed by Vegas money (i.e. to cover the spread), but I don't think the games are predetermined.
Referring to statistics, "ast" is an abbreviation for Assists. This is when a player passes the ball to one of his teammates and they score.
Can a athlete play high school basketball and aau basketball at the same time in Texas?
Depends on your state rules. Minnesota - NO.
The typical NBA basketball season lasts 82 games for 9 months. The college season lasts about 6 months and the teams play from 24 to 32 games.
What do average NBA players get paid?
i just read that its an average of 5 million a year, and ther on average the highest paid athletes in the world For all-stars around 10 million for regular players around 2-3 million
How many sec basketball championships has Kentucky won?
how many sec championships has Kentucky won in mens basketball
What is the Origin Basketball?
Dr. James Naismith was trying to make a new game for his phy. ed class to play. He nailed up to peach baskets to opposite ends of a gym and he used a soccer ball. He gave the game the name "Basket Ball"
Is the Denver Nuggets a good team?
i will allow the fact that they blew a three game lead this season, but overall, the broncos rock. i love them and allways will and, just saying, you need to get off your high horse. you seem just a little bit cocky to me.
Where to buy basketball material?
One might find local stores that sell basketball sporting goods by searching sporting good store names on the internet, a telephone book, flyers that stores have hand delivered to people's homes.
What is the meaning of NOLA as the logo of the new uniform of New Orleans Hornets?
NOLA = New Orleans Louisiana
It is a common initialism used for the city. It differentiated the uniforms from the ones used in Charlotte, the original home of the team. Charlotte renamed its Bobcats the Hornets when the New Orleans team was renamed the Pelicans in 2013.
a field goal worth 3 points because the shooter had both feet on the floor behind the 3-point line when he released the ball also counts if one foot is behind the line while the other is in the air.
How much can a women make playing basketball overseas?
Well it depends who you are. But on average a wnba player could make up to 8 times more of what they make in the wnba.
High school basketball in the U.S. usually starts in early November and finishes in February or March depending on Playoffs.
College Basketball usually starts in the fall and ends in the first week of April.
The NBA (Professional) starts around Halloween and the Finals do not end until June usually.
How does basketball help muscclar endurance?
Basketball, well, depending on who you are it will have different effects on your body. Some people will get bad knees and others will stay fit or possibly lose weight.
What is the maximum number of players per team allowed on the floor valleyball?
Five per team, for a total of 10 players on the court.
10, 5 for each team.
Who is the oldest person to dunk a basketball in a game?
Robert Parish was 43 when he won his last championship with Chicago.
What kind kind of sizes are there for a basketball?
There are two different basketball sizes, a guys ball and a girls ball, girls will have the inscription 28.5 on it and are a smaller standard size then a mens ball. those are the two different sizes
