National Basketball Association

NBA: the National Basketball Association. Lots of people heard of the NBA or heard of someone in the NBA like Michael Jordan, LeBron James, or Stephen Curry. NBA players are paid sportsmen. The NBA is an American association /sport that entertain people through the game of basketball. So let’s talk basketball. The NBA is a professional league, played by men in North America all over the country. The ever basketball game we know was on Jan 20th, 1892 in Massachusetts. The NBA was founded June 6, 1946, in New York. Some of the first organized games were held in YMCA’s. The First games were made of 18 players or nine to a team which was standard to the baseball teams of the day. The NBA consists of 30 teams. Twenty Nine of the teams are…

My Career goal is to be a WNBA Player (Women’s National Basketball Association).WNBA is a women’s professional league. There are 12 teams in the league. In Women’s basketball, it helps to be tall, but height alone won’t keep you in the game. In basketball you have to eat the right food and stay health and get plenty of rest, and also stay in shape. I plan to achieve my goal when I’m done with high school and going to college to play basketball in college. When I start playing in college I’m…

The National Basketball Association((NBA) drug testing on players depends on the number of years they have been in the league. A rookie is tested up to four times a season and a veteran is tested one time during training camp. The penalty policy is as a five-game suspension for the first positive test, 10-game suspension for the second positive test and a 25-game suspension for the third positive test. Athletes are also at risk for a permanent ban from the NBA. Therefore, the penalty is more…

Kevin Durant is a high scoring American professional basketball player, who played for the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder and signed with the Golden State Warriors in 2016. Kevin Durant was born just outside of the nation's capital, in Suitland, Maryland, on September 29, 1988. As one of four children of Wanda and Wayne Pratt, Durant grew up loving sports with his sister, Brianna, and two brothers, Anthony (also a basketball player) and Rayvonne. His grandma, Barbara, was a strong influence to…

Is Michael Jordan the greatest of all time National Basketball Association player? Michael Jordan is a famous African-American Basketball player who played for the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards. Jordan played fifteen seasons in the NBA. Michael Jordan received many trophies while playing in the game of basketball. Currently Jordan is the owner of the Charlotte Hornets. Jordan was very competitive at a young age. He always wanted to win every game that he is in. Michael Jeffrey Jordan…

Without a doubt, LeBron James and Michael Jordan are considered to be legends in the National Basketball Association, otherwise known as the NBA. Both players have achieved tons of accomplishments. Although they have similarities, they also have a great deal of differences. Some of the similarities and differences these players share is their environment, accomplishments, and characteristics. Environment plays one of the biggest roles in similarities and differences of these legends. When he…

Kevin Durant, many people know him as a professional basketball player in the NBA(National Basketball Association). His nickname which is known through Oklahoma City Thunder fans is snake because he “abandoned his team to go to a winning team.” Another name he goes by is an abbreviation of his name KD. The 29 year old star basketball player was born on September 29, 1988 in Suitland, Maryland. His nationality is American. “His grandmother, Barbara, was a strong influence, telling him that his…

NBA, the National Basketball Association, has become a worldwide craze nowadays. Those star players in NBA have a big impact on today’s youth. Among those star players, LeBron James, who plays for Cleveland Cavaliers, is praised as one of the greatest players in the world. Nevertheless, LeBron James’ personality has been questioned. Some of LeBron James behaviors have shown that he is a narcissistic person and have actually created a bad image among some reporters and people in Cleveland. His…

lighter sentence for sexual assault. This is not only a gender problem but a race problem as well, because given that he is a white and was attending an Ivy league in which he played a sport for. His crime was made seem like a mistake and not seen as serious problem, because he was good student who made a mistake but raping someone isn’t a mistake. For G1 an activity that I found was the distinction that there is between the NBA and WNBA. I noticed this awhile I go on my own while I was watching…

Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant are often referred to as the best NBA players in their respective era. Both Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan have had amazing careers (Kobe still plays for the Los Angeles Lakers), but only one of them is the better basketball player. This comparison is one that will be made for years to come because of a multitude of reasons, mainly because they are the two best shooting guards to ever play in the NBA. To be the better basketball player an individual must show how…