Introduction The NBA is a billion dollar business and known as one of the largest and most prestigious organization within American sports today. It is also home to one of the most controversial rules in all of sports‚ which is known as "the one and done rule." The one and done rule restricts high school basketball players from entering the NBA draft out of high school and going to straight to the NBA. According to Article X‚ Section 1 of the NBA’s 2005 collective bargaining agreement (CBA)‚ the
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One and Done I am a huge college and NBA basketball fan like millions of other Americans. I love to watch my favorite college players go to the NBA and follow their career. The NBA has allowed high school basketball players to choose if they want to go directly to the NBA or go to college since 1971. In the late 1990’s and early 2000’s it became more common for high school players like Lebron James‚ Kevin Garnett ‚ and many other players choose to
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Should College Basketball Ban the One-and-Done Rule College basketball fans have always had a question; Should the one and done rule stay? Some people say yes‚ while some say no. In my perspective‚ think the rule should stay‚ here are my reasons why. One reason the one and done rule should stay is that it helps the young prospects about life. The one year of college teaches kids to work hard‚ make friends‚ and work together to win basketball games. Also‚ the college coaches could teach the young
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WNBA and NBA The NBA and WNBA have both evolved into successful basketball organizations. Both create large crowds and they also have fulfilled interest in their markets. Most rules and regulations in both organizations apply to each other. For instance‚ foul‚ penalties‚ elbowing and fighting all apply to each other. Free throw positions are the same. The ten second rule which means that a player cannot have more than ten seconds of continuous play on the back court. This also applies for
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"RULES ARE THERE TO BE FOLLOWED. WITHOUT RULES NOTHING GETS DONE." It seems that in today ’s world rules are everywhere. For instance‚ type a quick search for "rules" into the Google search engine and you will return over 604 million web pages that mention rules. One can find sites which outline rules on correct Internet usage to rules on ordering Mail Order Brides! Undoubtedly rules are quite important in the everyday running of our lives and yes‚ rules are there to be followed‚ but in my opinion
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The One-Drop Rule: A Key Player in the Construction of Race in the United States Barack Obama’s election as the President of the United States in 2008 was considered by many to be a representation of the huge strides the country has made in terms of race relations. Considering that blacks in America were denied civil rights less than five decades ago‚ his election certainly indicates that progress has been made. Obama and his election to office is linked to this progress because much of the population
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and has done a good job thus far‚ but the NBA regulations are increasingly restricting player freedom‚ both on and off the court and quite frankly the players are sick and tired of being treated this way. The NBA used to be a business of competitive athletes and coaches ’ competing for the national title in June‚ now it seems the NBA is to excite the fans and keep the media happy with its outrageous stories. Basketball was created by James Naismith 1908; Sonam Aheer first established the NBA in 1949
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Endicott College The Globalization of the NBA Cody Sinnott Global Mass Communication Dr. Yang 5/9/14 The Globalization of the NBA The sport of Basketball was created in a Massachusetts gym in the 1800s. Basketball was a classic American sport for hundreds of years until technological advances in the 1990s aloud for globalization of the sport to really begin. These advancements led to the emergence of dedicated sports channels‚ satellite and cable distribution networks‚ and pay-per-view and
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Original New HEIGHT 6 ft7 in / 2.01m Age 27 years FROM Marquette NBA DEBUT 2011 YEARS IN NBA 5 PREVIOUSLY CHI 2011-17 Appeared in 67 games (all starts) and averaged a team-high 20.9 ppg (T-16th in the NBA)‚ 5.3 rpg‚ 4.8 apg and 1.64 spg in 36.9 mpg (3rd) … shot .454 from the field‚ .312 from behind the arc and .832 from the line … led the team in scoring a team-high 31 times‚ in assists a team-high 29 times‚ in boards three times and in minutes a team-high 55 times … scored 10+ points 62 times‚
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Which basketball team has been with the NBA since it’s birth and has broken many records? In Springfield‚ Massachusetts‚ James Naismith in 1891. The first baskets were peach baskets while the backboards were just wires. The NBA was founded on June 6‚ 1946 as the Basketball Association‚ BAA‚ but it became the NBA‚ or National Basketball Association on August 3‚ 1949 after merging with the National Basketball League‚ NBL. Which team made all the records? The Warriors! They are the four time Finals
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