The NBA - National Basketball Association - was created on August 3‚ 1949‚ when the BAA - Basketball Association of America - merged with its erstwhile rival - the National Basketball League. The BAA had been around for three years previously‚ while the NBL was founded way back in 1937. When these two rivals merged in 1949‚ they had 17 franchises throughout the United States. By 1954‚ these franchises had been consolidated until it reached an all-time minimum of 8 franchises. Incidentally‚ all of
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My Future In The NBA Nautica Jaggi Mrs. Koosher Language Arts-Berry Extra Credit My Future In The NBA When I grow up I would like to be the first woman in the NBA. I will attend Central High School. I plan to attend Mercyhurst North East for college. In 15 years I want to be married with two sets of twins and one baby on the way. I plan to live in Los Angeles California because that is where the Lakers play. I love to play basketball. I am very good at basketball. Even though
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Best Player in NBA The NBA is the pre-eminent men’s professional sport in the North America and is considered to be the premier men’s professional basketball league in the world. There are many legends such as Bill Russell‚ Larry Bird‚ Magic Johnson‚ Michael Jordan‚ and Reggie Miller who have made a huge impact to the sport. But LeBron James‚ who still plays for Miami Heat‚ is the best all-around basketball player of all time. He contributed very high performances‚ he can play in every position
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Privilege in the NBA For almost three-quarters of the year‚ the players of the NBA prance around the court and show off their various hard earned skills. Every season‚ thousands upon thousands of fans‚ young and old‚ rich and poor‚ come to be entertained by the best in the game on a multi-million dollar stage. Contrary to popular belief‚ the National Basketball Association is no longer all about competition and winning the championship‚ it has evolved to a whole other animal. The NBA is annually a
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NBA vs WNBA Victor Zuniga Composition and Communication I June 30‚ 2013 Abstract We are going to talk about the differences about the National Basketball Association and the Woman National Basketball Association. Because right now the popularity on the WNBA is known than the NBA‚ mainly because of the excitement of the NBA brings to the fans is a lot more entertaining than the WNBA‚ obviously because in the NBA have more money to pay their players and to have nice venue. An interview
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The NBA’s Expansion into China A Look at the Marketing Efforts of the NBA in China The first game played in the NBA was on November 1‚ 1946 in Toronto‚ Canada. The game was played between the Toronto Huskies and the New York Knickerbockers. The final score was 68-66‚ and there were 10‚000 people on hand. At that time‚ the NBA was named the Basketball Association of America‚ and was made up of eleven teams. The first 11 teams were from New York‚ Chicago‚ Cleveland‚ Detroit
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Today’s NBA offenses The NBA has evolved over time. Players and coaches are adjusting to this change with different strategies on the offensive end‚ but is this hurting or helping the game? Two sides will be discussed. One point being how today’s NBA offenses are bad and hurting the game‚ and the other point being that NBA offenses are good helping the game. The NBA has evolved to more of a guard based league. With a guard based league this means less post ups for post players and
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athletes. And NBA is not an acception. Being a thug or a gangster is the world of Basketball is considered cool. As a result‚ some of the most famous athletes have distinct marks on their criminal records. In the previous post‚ I have listed some of the most shocking facts you didn’t know about NBA. In this post‚ I have compiled a list of the top 5 NBA Players Who Committed Crime in the Past. Kendrick Perkins The famous NBA player Kendrick Perkins ran into problems during his lockout time. One day‚ Perkins
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Executive Summary The National Basketball Association (NBA) is one of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States‚ with 30 teams representing 28 US markets and one in Canada [1]. Additionally‚ the NBA also oversees properties such as the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA‚ comprised of 14 teams); NBA Development League (NBADL‚ comprised of 16 teams); NBA Entertainment (online websites and interactive media); and NBA TV (cable TV channel offering news‚ original programming
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the NBA. Today in the NBA you see a lot of international player. You see player from all over the world China‚ turkey‚ and United Kingdom. One international player that really stands out is the Houston Rockets former player Yao Ming. Yao is an international player from China that played in the NBA. He got drafted by the Houston Rockets in 2002 First pick in the first round. Yao is hands down one of the best international player of all time. He is a seven foot six‚ 310 pounds making him one of the
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