"History of basketball" Essays and Research Papers

Sort By:
Satisfactory Essays
Good Essays
Better Essays
Powerful Essays
Best Essays
Page 13 of 50 - About 500 Essays
  • Good Essays

    Basketball is my favorite sport and always has been. I love both playing and watching basketball. Basketball is a very engrossing activity. It is an amusing and a straightforward sport to learn. It can lead to hours of entertainment‚ and enjoyment. Professional NBA games can lead to hours of suspense‚ and can cause you to sit on the edge of your seat for the whole game. Let’s start off with just the basics of basketball. You can have the five players on the court at one time. This

    Premium Basketball National Basketball Association Game

    • 482 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Hockey and basketball have many similarities‚ but are unique in their own ways. Both sports have been around for over 125 years. They both can be played in backyards‚ parks‚ or in professional arenas. Each sport is entertaining and has a big fanbase‚ and the goal is to put an object in a net using five players on each team. While the two sports have a lot in common there are lots of differences. In hockey you can push people off of the rubber disc that is called a puck to score. Pushing a player

    Premium Ice hockey National Hockey League Basketball

    • 336 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Better Essays

    role in the team’s success. I played the most crucial role of them all‚ a bench warmer. However‚ on this fateful night‚ I was anything but. On this night I achieved my three minutes of fame. As I grew up‚ a major part of my life revolved around basketball. Countless hours spent at the gym with my family molded my love for the sport. We spent hours chasing one another up and down the court‚ the competitive spirit never fading. My step-father had one rule. Before any of us could leave the premises

    Premium Basketball Game High school

    • 1503 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Good Essays

    love of basketball. Not knowing it yet but they’re lives would end up intertwining. They grew up only forty minutes away from each other. Both of the boys played for organized team and both lead them in scoring. One day while Spencer was shooting baskets‚ his parents noticed a lump in his thigh. They took him to the doctor and found out that spencer had been diagnosed with cancer. This started a long trial of chemotherapy . While only forty minutes away josh was continued playing basketball getting

    Premium

    • 561 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Better Essays

    Basketball: Then vs. Now

    • 1002 Words
    • 3 Pages

    The sport of basketball was invented 113 years ago. The first original 13 rules of basketball are much different than the rules today. Not only have the rules evolved‚ but also the number of players‚ regulation time‚ and mainly just the dynamics of the game altogether. After explanation‚ you will be able to see how many changes basketball has truly undergone to become what it is now. The original 13 rules of basketball written by James Naismith are as follows: 1. The ball may be thrown in any

    Free Basketball

    • 1002 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Good Essays

    My Basketball Book

    • 373 Words
    • 2 Pages

    read was My Basketball Book‚ by Gail Bibbons. This children’s book is about exactly what comes to mind when reading the title. This book demonstrates as well as illustrates the fundamentals‚ rules‚ and overall goal of the game of basketball. My Basketball Book takes a child step by step through what they need to know about the structure of the game and how it is to be played by explaining it through words and pictures. First and foremost‚ the reason I chose this book was because basketball was my favorite

    Premium Basketball YMCA

    • 373 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Basketball http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/basics/basics.html Aim of the game The aim of the game is to score more ‘baskets’ (points) than the opposition team. Scoring baskets can vary between one‚ two or three points per shot. In order to score‚ you must shoot the ball into the opposition’s basket hoop. Rules of basketball Basketball is a team sport that involves teamwork and cooperation. There are two teams with five players on the court trying to shoot the ball into a hoop and some

    Free Basketball Rules of basketball

    • 1229 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Basketball Rules Essay

    • 605 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Although basketball can be an exciting and fun game to play or watch it has evolved rules and records set by outstanding players who have made it evolve into an international phenomenon. The game can be a fast paced sport with a lot of suspense and excitement. Some basic essentials a player will need in order to play the game: a pole placed in the ground‚ the rim should be placed ten feet from the ground‚ backboard with a hoop‚ net for the hoop‚ court‚ and basketball. Now we have our essentials

    Premium Basketball National Basketball Association Michael Jordan

    • 605 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Basketball is the sport I been playing since I was twelve‚ I love this sport because you can go anywhere in the world and you will see a basketball hoop anywhere. It does not matter by the court length and the court width‚ what really matter was a basket for you to shoot on. At an early age I realize basketball is important with these three things‚ being a good dribble‚ knowing the smartest pass or play‚ and for you to be able to shoot the ball; if you didn’t have these three simple things in your

    Premium Basketball Game United States

    • 573 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Theodore Simmons Joyce Williams English 101-2CD 10/10/13 NBA2K Series The NBA2K series is the best basketball simulation game in history. “It began in 1999 to 2001 were it was exclusive to Sega Dreamcast.” The NBA2K series was published by Sega Sports‚ now it’s published by 2ksports. The developers for this game are the visual concept team from Los Angeles. This game can be located in stores such as Wal-Mart‚ GameStop‚ and etc. NBA2K has been seen in many magazines Dime‚ Sports Illustrated

    Premium Shaquille O'Neal Michael Jordan Basketball

    • 378 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
Page 1 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 50