Economic Influence Of Sport

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I like what you said here and the economic influence of sport is becoming stronger and stronger these days. Take NBA as an example. It is always very popular in the United States and each team makes a lot of money from advertising, broadcasting and many commercial events. It also helps some related industries get better, like sport accessories and infrastructure construction. Moreover, the impact of NBA also spreads to other countries, like China. This makes more people pay attention to NBA and the economic development grows up in Asian countries. In the meanwhile, when players make more money, they would like to do more charity to help others. For example, Steve Nash is one of the most generous NBA players who would like to donate money to

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