Basketball Association of America

global standpoint. Soccer is quite a unique sport as it is celebrated strongly across the world. Beginning in Ancient Greece and Rome, games of soccer became a fun pastime among many civilians. Eventually, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) formed to become the organization that regulates the games and processes of professional soccer. Furthermore, being formed in 1904 through a confederation of a few European countries, FIFA organizes the rules of the game and sets up the…

sport of basketball is not easy; it takes pride, awareness, practice, and confidence. How far of an impact has basketball made into the world of sports? Basketball holds a lot under its belt. In the beginning it was small, but now, the sport of basketball has overcame the impossible. The sport of basketball is now one of the biggest sports in the U.S and all around the world today, and it has greatly impacted our lifestyle and records are broken every day. How was the sport of basketball…

Basketball is rapidly becoming the most popular sport in the United States with the National Basketball Association expects to bring in five billion in revenue this season. Basketball for many is seen as a game but for other it’s seen as a hope in which they can free themselves from endless cycle of poverty. That is exactly what is depicted in the documentary Hoops Dreams by Steve James who follows two young boys name Arthur Agee and William Gates. These two young boys live in the inner city of…

The “good” basketball players like Lebron James, or Kobe Bryant, show some signs of how Michael Jordan used to play. For example, Michael Jordan was known for his tongue always being out whenever things got intense, in today’s world Kobe Bryant does that. Michael Jordan may not have known it at the time, but Jordan was starting trends by the way he played. Jordan started a new way of playing basketball that could possible never fade away. Not only was Jordan…

definition of an American Icon. He is well-known for his performance as a former American professional basketball player by young and old generations. Children all over have grown up watching Michael Jordan with his incredible basketball skills and even using his slogan of “Be like Mike” in basketball games they play of their own. Jordan has won several awards for his performance on the basketball court and has set many records that are still unbeaten. Michael Jordan’s most popular endorsement…

“Mommy! Daddy! Come look! I know how to shoot a basketball!” The ball is shot and swoosh goes the net. Young and still learning, the child continues to shoot, missing some here, making some there. Every time a shot is made, the same reaction occurs, “Mommy! Daddy! Look! I made another one!” Tears begin to flow...a superstar has been born. The game of basketball has its stages and with each stage comes more and more hard work. From being a little kid showing your ‘mommy’ and ‘daddy’ that…

Basketball has started just from a school game to becoming one of the best known sports. In this research report, I will be writing about the history of basketball, how it's played today and some other features. Basketball has been a big impact in my life I almost play every day to be the best. And one of my favorite quotes is Eat sleep play basketball. So in this research report I will discuss the history of basketball. Basketball was created on December 1881 in Springfield, Massachusetts by…

The National Basketball Association was founded June 6, 1946, about 70 years ago. The NBA initially was not popular because of racial tension in America. But as the racial tensions decreased the Association began to gain a lot of population. Superstars were adored by the people and the NBA began to obtain a strong customer base. Generally, the superstars of the NBA were the tall players. This was because basketball was a relatively new game and the big men were the most dominant players. The…

Baseball; what people don't know is Jackie Robinson got his start in athletics playing for a negro basketball team called the Los Angeles Red Devils (Thomas 2). In the 1920s much of society was segregated. Basketball became an outlet for many people. “The game millions watch today had its definite beginnings in the small town of Springfield, Massachusetts, in the mind of Dr. James Naismith” (History of Basketball 1 ). Dr. Naismith was working for the YMCA when they asked him to create a new…

The Shoe That Changed America “AAAAA!” The crowd went crazy when Michael Jordan took “the shot”, this was a series winning, buzzer beater shot made by perhaps one of the best basketball players in history, Michael Jordan. An upcoming star at the University Of North Carolina led his team all the way to a NCAA national title in 1982. This legend went to the Los Angeles olympics for USA’s men's basketball two years later and came back with a gold medal. The same year, Jordan signed an…