Basketball in the World Today

Basketball is a very fun sport, but it can also be a very hard sport. Basketball as we know it was invented by Dr.James Naismith in the late 19th century. In 1949, the basketball Association of America and the national basketball league merged to form the NBA.

In the game of basketball you have two teams playing against each other. The object of the game is to put the ball in the opposing team's basket. There are three different points you can score. If you shoot behind the three point line it is worth 3 point if you shoot in front of the three point line it is worth two points,if you get fouled while you are shooting you get that many free throws and each one you make is worth one point.

There is four twelve minute quarters in every game the team with the most points at the end of the game win's. If at the end of the game time it is tied then it goes into overtime then you play 4 minute quarters until one of the teams have more points than the other one.

You can play basketball in grade school, high school, and college as a kid and young adult. There is also professional basketball the NBA in order to play in the NBA you have to be extremely good at basketball.

In order to play in the NBA you have to either be nineteen years of age or have at least completed one year of college before becoming eligible for the NBA draft. There are two rounds in the draft. Both rounds have 30 picks, so there are 60 picks in the whole draft. Each team gets one pick per round.

There are a lot of good players in the NBA like, lebron James, Stephen Curry, James Harden, Kevin Durant etc. All of these players were drafted in the NBA draft. These players are not only good at the game but they are also very good at following the rules and trying their best to not foul unless it is needed.

There is a lot of rules in the NBA, Like a foul. A foul is where a player makes contact with the person who has the ball and it is illegal. A player who commits five personal fouls in a game fouls out and is disqualified for the remainder of the game. There are also a lot of other rules like out of bounds, an example is say the other team has the ball and they pass it and you hit it and it goes out of bounds then they get to throw the ball into someone that is on their team.

All of these players play on a different team, but the rules are the same for every team. There are a ton of different teams in the NBA like Chicago Bulls, Golden State Warriors, Boston Celtics, Rockets, all of these teams are in the NBA it is very hard to get on these teams there are only 14 players on a team in order to get on these teams you have to be drafted. There have been some amazing players on these teams that have worked very hard to get on the team.

Every team in the NBA has it's own uniform all teams uniform is different it is what sets the teams apart.

In basketball there are so very amazing players. There are players that will never be forgotten and that will always be in the basketball hall of fame. One of the greatest players of all time is Michael Jordan, He set some amazing records and did some amazing things in basketball some even say he changed the way people play basketball he made basketball what it is today. Michael jordan has six NBA championship titles, he set an all time records with eight steals in a half, he is known for one of the best basketball players ever, he dominated the sport from the mid-1980's to the late 1990's he led the chicago bulls to six NBA championships and earned the NBA's most valuable players award five times. He retired on february 21, 1995, he then got back into the game to retire for a second time on january 13, 2003. He left the game as a legend. He got his own shoe brand and today it is the most successful shoe brand ever it made $110 million dollars so far this year.

Basketball is an important sport in the world today. It teaches you how to be a good team player and have good sportsmanship it is a great social sport. Basketball puts a lot of stress on the body and injuries can happen so warming up, and stretching is very important. You have to remember to drink plenty of fluids and stay hydrated. Through basketball you can learn to respect, your coach, your opponent, and your team. You learn to acknowledge that your opponent might be better than you sports teach you just that. In basketball, much like life, there are alot of ups and downs, success and failure, endless challenges and obstacles.

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