American Basketball Association

internationally and basketball players have joined with corporations to help the communities. The game of basketball went from an indoor activity to an year round activity. Although basketball leagues usually start during winter season, many people enjoy playing basketball in the summer. Michael Kovacs states, “The sport has always been a popular leisure in America, but in recent times it has started spreading its admiration across the Atlantic to the UK and Europe. The fever of basketball has…

Great Earvin Johnson, better known as “Magic Johnson” was a star basketball player who has admitted to having sex with 300-500 different women. Because of this, Magic contracted HIV. Magic is also still the all-time NBA leader in assists in the post-season with an outstanding 2,346 assists. Magic Johnson has benefitted modern society by making the NBA more popular with fans and inspiring many African Americans to play in the basketball in the NBA, raising awareness, money, and knowledge…

The copyrighted visual work I have chosen to infringe is the logo for the National Basketball Association. It represents the men’s professional basketball team in North America for a total amount 30 teams, which doesn’t include the women teams at all. America’s basketball association doesn’t exclude women teams to an extremity but there are some concerns. These concerns are the reason why I am trying to come as close as possible to infringing the NBA logo. The following concerns are why do the…

to Africa to recruit a 72 inch basketball player by the name of Saleh. He has to leave his comfort zone and experience situations that ultimately force him to quit living in the past. Dolan has history in St. Josephs more specifically the basketball team, The Bulls. He played on the 1981 team and they become the champions that year. Dolan is credited with creating the move Shake and Bake. He was able to go farther as in move up to the National Basketball Association, but a knee injury…

The salary cap in sports is nothing new. Its origin in basketball can be traced back to the league's $55,000 salary cap for the league's first season, 1946-47. Most players earned between $4,000 and $5,000, but there were a few exceptions. Tom King of the Detroit Falcons for example. He drew the league's highest salary, $16,500, not solely because of his playing ability, but also due to his front office duties as the team's publicity director and business manager. Philadelphia's star scorer, Joe…

world of sports. Professional sports have been in our country for close to one hundred years; while various sports have progressed at their own pace, industrialization has progressed at even a faster rate. Some of America’s most loved sports such as basketball, football, and boxing have endured the test of stabilization during times of segregation. All of these sports are now integrated and are doing well financially, but the industry is still segregated by gender. Professional sports have…

Morgan created the game of volleyball, originally called “mintonette”, in 1859. Four years earlier, one of his friends invented the game of basketball. However, Morgan saw the need for a game that did not require a fast pace as basketball did. He wanted a game that the average person would be able to enjoy. The game he created was a combination of baseball, basketball, tennis and handball. The first to play volleyball was a group of workers from the Holyoke, Massachusetts YMCA. They borrowed a…

Basketball is a nationwide sport played all throughout the world. It has been played for over 100 years. Over the years it has evolved and has become more advanced than what it was back in the early 1900’s. The American Basketball Association started to play in 1997. This action packed game requires athleticism, skill, and endurance. Which is why Stephen Curry and Chris Paul are great athletes and both have these capabilities to do great things with the game of basketball. Nautica Loves Deandre…

According to the National Basketball Association, a player must be 19 to enter the NBA. This is not the only requirement in becoming eligible to be signed or drafted by an NBA team. These different eligibility stipulations are clearly stated in the Collective Bargaining Agreement of 2005. This age limit makes it so the athlete cannot enter the professional league in the US directly after their high school class graduates. Whether or not to keep the age limit at 18 or raise it to 19 years of age…

The annual tradition of rewarding players that rank high in personal brand popularity All-Star starting spots may have finally come to an end this season. The NBA All-Star Game has always been an annual treat for the loyal fans of the league. Showcasing the NBA's best stars from the first half of the season while rewarding fading veterans who have given their best in the past for the league's future to grow. The other aspect that has been constantly debated is the fan voted popular star who may…