Basketball Association of America

Kobe Bryant is one of the greatest players of all time and this is how he started his career. Kobe was born in Philadelphia, PA where he started as a kid loving basketball this passion drove Kobe he went to Europe for his dad playing from the start, their he started being around so much basketball when he was in high school he was so good he didn't go play in college because this is where the Kobe name started.He got drafted with the 13th pick to the LA Lakers their he had one of the best…

The Los Angeles Lakers are apparently keen on trading for Sacramento Kings’ star DeMarcus Cousins, according to ESPN. Mitch Kupchak and his gang are said to be “actively pursuing trade scenarios” to try and form a transaction that would persuade the Kings’ management to deal Cousins. Recently, Kings’ vice president and new chief decision-maker Vlade Divac quipped that they will only swap Cousins if Michael Jordan was available. It was thought of as a joke, but he had been firm that they would…

your team? It is almost impossible to have a team that does not have someone who can lead the team to success in victories but also in one another. I am not completely sure that I would want to be a basketball coach, but I know that one day I plan on being a coach for either volleyball or basketball. Right now I am a volleyball referee about four times a week and I see how people are coached. Coaches are a key component to a successful team. To be a coach, you must first be selfless. This means…

There are thirty seconds on the clock, your team is down by two points. Number twenty-one shoots a three pointer….and it turns around the rim, circles through the net, and it goes right in the basket! Number twenty-one wins the game! Number twenty-one wins the game! Youth competitive sports are a great way to win your first trophy. Although some critics may argue that competition in youth competitive sports are damaging to young people, there are many reasons that show sports give children lots…

the difficulties of vertically challenged students in basketball or in any sport and developing strategies for their inclusion in the sport. Adjustments of Height According to the article Height and Social Adjustment: Are Extremes a Cause for Concern and Action? of (David E. Sandberg, PhD; William M. Bukowski, PhD§; Caroline M. Fung, PA-C; and Robert B. Noll, PhD) In height and social adjustment, when it comes on playing the sports basketball, height is really an important matter. Height is an…

consider John Wooden to be the greatest basketball coach ever, possibly the best team sport coach ever. Every basketball fan knows how successful he was at UCLA, but he started his coaching career in college in 1946 with Indiana State Teachers College (now Indiana State University). He coached through 1948 and helped lead his team to the Indiana Intercollegiate Conference title in 1947 and an invitation to the National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball National Tournament in Kansas City.…

Michael Jordan is known to be one the greatest basketball players of all time. Jordan’s love, passion, and work ethic as an individual and as teammate has bulged him to the top. Even if you don’t like the Chicago Bulls or Jordan himself, just with all the achievements he’s got on and off the court, the man deserves respect. Michael Jordan’s famous sneaker brand “Air Jordan” is one of the most popular brands of all time. A commemoration of his work, “Work Before Glory”, is a sneaker advertisement…

fighting incident in the bowling alley? Allen Iverson, one of the greatest basketball players of all time and a legend in the NBA. He came out of Hampton, Virginia, and went to Bethel High School, where he played basketball and football at. Iverson was one of the greatest to come out of Bethel and was being prospected by a lot of college coaches and scouts. Bethel went to the state championship for football and basketball during Iverson’s junior year of high school. He was just that good and…

I will never quit playing hard; and I don’t just mean in basketball. I’m never going to quit living life this hard, you know? I’m never going to surrender to anybody. Never, ever, ever.” he said. And that is exactly what he did. For the young native of Wellpinit, who has experienced the feelings of being cut from…

been athletes who've claimed the title as "Greatest of All Time" and set the foundation for up and coming athletes. One of the most prominent, Bill Russell, claimed his title as a world renowned legend in basketball. Bill outranks all of his predecessors in the realm of basketball and even most of successors…