HISTORY & NATURE OF THE GAME Basketball was invented in 1891 by James Naismith; a Canadian teacher. It was first played with a soccer-style ball and peach baskets as the goals. Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players on the court (usually 2 guards‚ 2 forwards and 1 centre) each try to score points against one another by forcing a ball through a 10 feet (3m) high hoop. The ball can be advanced on the court by dribbling or passing it between teammates. Disruptive physical contact
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not much can be done in the area except play basketball with his friends in the court and not much besides that. There are other settings in the movie like Forester’s apartment as Jamal spends most of his time there and it’s where he writes most of his writing. It’s important here because Jamal can work better in this environment than he can in other places‚ so he feels more comfortable here and spends most of the movie in this apartment. The basketball could represent the sport itself having a lot
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these teams. Basketball‚ baseball‚ and football are amongst the United States most favored sports. It is easy to identify and classify sports teams by the various things‚ the equipment and team components‚ as well as the attire and logos they are represented by. The United States has some of the world’s most talented athletes and many of them belong to the NBA. Basketball is one of the most favorite sports in the US. The NBA can be identified by any of its 30 sports teams. Basketball like both baseball
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beginning in the 1990s‚ baseball stars were being eclipsed by the stars of another game invented in America—basketball. Some argue that Michael Jordan and Shaquille O’Neal‚ basketball greats and household names‚ are more famous than any current pitcher or home run king. This shift has raised a question in minds of many: Should baseball continue to be considered our national pastime ‚ or should basketball take its place? Both sports are very popular with American sports fans. In addition‚ both games attract
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Unguarded is a ESPN documentary about the career of former Denver Nuggets and Boston Celtics basketball player‚ Chris Herren. Chris Herren is from Fall River‚ Massachusetts‚ a city on the southern coast of the state‚ near Providence Rhode Island. Fall River is a city in which you are constantly surrounded by poverty and struggle. As Chris Herren grew up‚ he had the talent to be a basketball star‚ if not a professional. He attended Durfee High School‚ where he amassed 2‚073 points. He went to Boston
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to come to Whitewater was for basketball. As I was analyzing all of the stuff I brought to college‚ I noticed the obvious pattern that the majority of my things were basketball related. A few of these items hold a great significance and others are just apart of my every day life. Narrowing these items down I have found that my Kobe’s shoes‚ basketball‚ my clothes and pictures of teammates are the most important things that I brought. I have been playing basketball for about 14 years‚ in doing so
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creates a bond between people like very little else. Basketball is a team sport which has immense popularity and played with the help of a ball that is shot into a basket positioned horizontally. The objective to shoot the ball is scores which are gained by following certain rules of the game. The game is played by 2 teams constituting 5 players each who play on a marked rectangular floor with baskets on both ends. The game of basketball was invented by James Naismith in 1891. James Naismith was
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etc.). Schwartz and Barsky studied the four most popular sports in North America: football‚ baseball‚ hockey and basketball. Football was studied at the professional and collegiate levels‚ baseball at the Major League level‚ hockey at the National Hockey League level‚ and basketball at a regional collegiate level. All four sports were studied at home and away venues; basketball was also studied at neutral venues. Strong versus weak teams was studied for baseball and hockey. Small‚ medium and
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Allen Iverson Javin Cooper It was late at night‚ and Allen Iverson was on the basketball court being covered by his childhood hero‚ the legendary Michael Jordan. He called for the ball from his teammate‚ and he was passed the ball. The crowd cheered loudly for Iverson to make a move. Iverson faked to the left side then pulled the ball over to his right hand quickly. Michael Jordan lunged for the ball‚ but fell for the fake. Iverson was now open for a shot‚ and the opportunity did not go to waste
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released in 2005 had been recognized as one of the greatest basketball movies of all time. Not only did it succeed in receiving positive reviews from critics‚ it was also nominated and had won several awards in the year of 2005 and 2006. Coach Carter is an American biographical sports movie which is based on a true story of Richmond High School basketball coach Ken Carter‚ who made headlines in 1999 for benching his entire undefeated basketball team‚ Richmond Oilers for their poor academic performance
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