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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average age for NBA drafting is 24 years old. Compared to the minimum‚ 19‚ there is a big gap because the players are not capable of being drafted when 19. Therefore‚ high school players shouldn’t be eligible for the NBA draft. Making high school players eligible for the NBA draft prevents them from getting a basic education‚ makes it harder to find good players‚ and makes the new players more prone to getting injured. First of all‚ making high school players eligible for the NBA draft prevents them
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Top 3 NBA Title Contenders The National Basketball Association (NBA) is known as one of the best professional sports leagues in the world. The thirty-two teams in the league work hard to get to the NBA Championship after the tough and long season. Only sixteen teams of the thirty-two will be able to compete for the championship‚ but which team will be the one standing as champion? Each team is filling their rosters up to be prepared for the new season. The NBA is full of talent leaving many to
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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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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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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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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. Fashion in the NBA is not what
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Anthony Hansen Manti High Professor Stephen Fullmer English 1010 10 November 2011 The NBA Lockout: Players vs. Owners As the final seconds of game six of the 2011 National Basketball Association (NBA) finals ran off the game clock‚ so did the final seconds of the entire 2010-2011 NBA season‚ leaving its fans nothing else but to wonder when the next time would be that they would get to watch their favorite players and favorite teams play the game they love again. Now let’s fast forward
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GUIDELINES NIRMAL BHARAT ABHIYAN (July - 2012) Page 1 CONTENTS 1. 2. 3. 4. BACKGROUND ....................................................................................................................................... 5 OBJECTIVES............................................................................................................................................ 6 STRATEGY ......................................................................................................
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NBA: Where Equality Happens The National Basketball Association‚ formed in 1949‚ has grown from an unknown 11-team league formed by hockey team owners for an unpopular sport‚ to one of the most popular sports ever in a league of 30 different teams that can be followed year-round. It is also not only amazing how the league has grown‚ but how it has helped black people become accepted in the North American media. While people still believe that racism is a problem in the NBA‚ racism in the NBA is
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