The history of basketball began with its invention in 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts by Canadian physical education instructor James Naismith. It was introduced as a sport less prone to injury than football. Naismith, was a 31-year-old graduate student when he created indoor sport to keep athletes exercising indoors during the winters. The …
Fans of basketball are always thrilled by a slam dunk play. It’s one of the most elevating, exciting plays of the game; some of the best examples of it even seem to shun gravity. Even if a viewer just watches the highlight reels of any basketball game, the slam dunk is always …
A Canadian professor of physical education and instructor at Young Men’s Christian Association came up with a new way of exercise. He was trying to keep his students active in the gym class and he invented a new game of passing the ball between players. The two teams had to score more …
What do you reckon makes Micheal Jordan, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird basketball icons? The answer is they learned the basics to a tee. This way, they were able to accomplish exceptional things on the court. So, if you are wondering about the fundamental skills all NBA players …
A young basketball player passing away is just sad to hear. There is always going to be that one person who looks up to them. Fortunately, we have many basketball players alive today that continue putting a positive impact on the younger generation. 2020, we had to bear the loss of Kobe …
There was a time when youth basketball was considered the best way to train the upcoming generation of basketball players. However, today things are a bit different. Unfortunately, problems and complications have hijacked the associations as well as the players leading to much larger-scale issues that will take years to fix. Therefore, …
Basketball is one of the most popular sports in America and the NBA players are some of the wealthiest individuals on the planet. Over the years, the NBA has produced legends and icons including Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson. Although each player differs from another in terms of records and skills, these …
Basketball is a game that is played both indoor and outdoor. For some, basketball courts are just within walking distance. However, others have to cover some distance to play a few games. Additionally, some players prefer playing indoors while others prefer outdoors. The differences between the two are many. Outdoor basketball games …