named the Basketball Association of America‚ and was made up of eleven teams. The first 11 teams were from New York‚ Chicago‚ Cleveland‚ Detroit‚ Philadelphia‚ Pittsburgh‚ Providence‚ St.Louis‚ Toronto‚ and Washington. In 1949 six teams from the NBL‚ the Denver Nuggets‚ the Anderson Duffy Packers‚ the Sheboygan Redskins‚ the Tri-City Blackhawks‚ the Waterloo Hawks‚ and the Syracuse Nationals joined the Basketball Association of America and the seventeen teams formed the National Basketball Association
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The NBA - National Basketball Association - was created on August 3‚ 1949‚ when the BAA - Basketball Association of America - merged with its erstwhile rival - the National Basketball League. The BAA had been around for three years previously‚ while the NBL was founded way back in 1937. When these two rivals merged in 1949‚ they had 17 franchises throughout the United States. By 1954‚ these franchises had been consolidated until it reached an all-time minimum of 8 franchises. Incidentally‚ all of
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Kobe Bean Bryant (born August 23‚ 1978)‚ nicknamed the "Black Mamba"‚ is an American professional basketball player who plays shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He entered the NBA directly from high school‚ and has played for the Lakers his entire career‚ winning five NBA championships. Bryant is a 15-time All-Star‚ 14-time member of the All-NBA Team‚ and 12-time member of the All-Defensive team. As of June 2012‚ he ranks third and fifth on the
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Naismith The invention of Basketball was a complete change to sport and how sports can be played. James Naismith was a Canadian man who moved down to the United States seeking a job. James came across a job at the YMCA International Training School in Springfield‚ Massachusetts. He was given 14 days to create an indoor game that would provide an "athletic distraction". Naismith’s game of Basketball is now played by over 300 million people today. The most popular place of basketball is in the U.S.A. Naismith
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HOW IS THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION MARKETED? Page I. INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………….. 1 II. INTERNATIONAL MARKETING…………………………………………... 2‚ 3 III. MARKETING IN CHINA…………………………………………………….. 3‚ 4 IV. MARKETING TO HISPANICS………………………………………………. 4 V. DIFFERENT RESOURCES USED IN MARKETING……………………….. 5 VI. MARKETING PARTNERS…………………………………………………… 6‚ 7 VII. MARKETING NBA PLAYERS………………………………………………
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NBA vs WNBA Victor Zuniga Composition and Communication I June 30‚ 2013 Abstract We are going to talk about the differences about the National Basketball Association and the Woman National Basketball Association. Because right now the popularity on the WNBA is known than the NBA‚ mainly because of the excitement of the NBA brings to the fans is a lot more entertaining than the WNBA‚ obviously because in the NBA have more money to pay their players and to have nice venue. An interview
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Kevin Durant‚ NBA( National Basketball Association)‚ he is a 1 time Time MVP‚ Rookie of the year‚ 5 All-star‚ 2 time Gold Medalist. Number 35 for the Oklahoma City Thunder. He plays Small Forward. Kevin Wayne Durant was born on September 29‚ 1988‚ in Suitland‚ Maryland. Kevin durant success started with the PG jaguars‚ an amateur Athletic Union youth Basketball team in Prince George’s County‚ Maryland‚ the team won two national championships while kevin Durant was on the team. During high school
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If there’s one name synonymous to United States of America’s National Basketball Association‚ or the illustrious NBA‚ it would definitely be Michael Jordan. People who haven’t heard his name of known his story is either living under a rock or have no sense of appreciation whatsoever. Many sports analysts have commented that Jordan’s journey as a basketball hero in NBA is incomparable and despite the many number of youngsters who have shown greatness on their chosen path‚ MJ would definitely float
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professional basketball players is a problem as old as time. In some circumstances it may not be the athletes fault. For example when they are treating a minor cough or a cold‚ the medications used will sometimes contain small amounts of alcohol. On the other hand some athletes purposely abuse drugs for a variety of reasons. Some attempt to cover up the presence of other drug abuse but most abuse drugs because they will enhance their performance. The most common abused drugs in professional basketball are:
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admired my whole life would be Michael Jordan. He was born February 17‚ 1963 in Brooklyn‚ New York. Michael Jordan is a former National Basketball Association(NBA) player‚ businessman‚ and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats. He is acclaimed to be “the greatest basketball player of all time.” The high lights of his career include his six National Basketball Association Championships with the Chicago Bulls. Jordan played on two gold medal Olympic teams in 1984 and 1992. Michael Jordan moved
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