American Basketball Association

Magic Johnson By: Magic Johnson was a big man who, in many ways, is larger than life. Hes Earvin “Magic” johnson, the six feet-nine former National Basketball Association (NBA) star, who played for the Los Angeles Lakers from 1970 to 1991 and won the admiration of basketball fans everywhere. After graduating from high school, Magic went to college at a nearby Michigan state,, where he led his team to a 25-5 record and the big ten conference title. Magic left college after his sophomore year in

Referring to the dictionary, basketball is a game played between two teams of five players in which goals are scored by throwing a ball through a ring. Additionally, the Americans have their own immense national league called the NBA which stands for National Basketball Association. NBA is a men's professional basketball league. In fact, it is widely rated to be the most prestigious men's professional basketball league in the world. Besides that, wages for each of the player costs about a

The Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) club Jilin Northeast Tigers have announced on Saturday that they have hired the services of the former head coach of the Chinese national men’s team Bob Donewald Jr. as their new bench boss. The 46-year-old American coach was greeted by a group of fans who came together at the Changchun airport carrying red roses and streamers. The fans also brought along with them slogan such as “"Welcome to Jilin, Laodeng!" Laodeng is the nickname of Donewald in Chinese

Basketball is a sport that was created for a gym class and evolved into a worldwide sensation . Basketball was created in 1891 by a man named James Naismith. He originally created the game for his gym class because, it was unbearable outside for any other sports , and the game originally was nonphysical and only had 13 rules. When basketball was first created , there were unlimited players allowed on the court and present day there are only five players per team allowed on the court. Also,

the WNBA players and NBA players, only when playing basketball, you are doing the same exact thing. Between the WNBA and NBA there is a huge margin in pay. While they are playing the same game, the NBA is getting paid more than WNBA. Many people argue that the NBA is better than the WNBA, but have no evidence behind it. Clearly this is not fair, and they should get paid the same, based on how many years playing and how they play. Every basketball player is playing the same

Former NBA player Sebastian Telfair has reportedly inked a deal to play for the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) side Fujian Sturgeons. In an article of the SB Nation, international basketball reporter David Pick reported that the 2004 USA Mr. Basketball winner agreed on a one-month playing contract to play for professional Chinese basketball club as a replacement for the injured Dwight Buycks. Telfair is listed 6-foot-0 tall (1.83 meters) and weighs 170 pounds (77 kilograms). He is a product

African American women have emerged as trailblazers in particular sports over the years, from track to figure skating, and basketball. The hard-won glory of women has paved the way for pioneers such as Alice Coachman, Wilma Rudolph, and Venus & Serena Williams. One of the first women’s track team formed at the all black Tuskegee institute in 1929. Three years after Louise Stokes and Tidye Pickett qualified for the 1932 Olympics in track and field but they were not allowed to participate in Los Angeles

the golden state warriors are the one only three charter member of national basketball Associations “ this proves the golden state warriors is one of the best teams to last though all of Basketball today. The most scoring player in the NBA was on the golden state warriors name, Wilt Chamberlain. According to the article “ 18 thing you might not know about the golden state warriors “ it stated; “

distraction” for a rowdy class of students during the brutal New England winter. The first professional basketball league was formed in 1898. The Game grew in popularity and within a few years, most of the YMCA centers in the Northeastern United States, and Southern Canada had facilities to accommodate

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He set numerous National Basketball Association (NBA) records during his twenty seasons as a player. He won six NBA championships and a record setting six NBA Most Valuable Player awards, he is the NBA’s all time leading scorer and was the first pick in the 1969 NBA Draft. Abdul-Jabbar was significant for many things, however, in my opinion, he is most significant for being named a cultural ambassador for the United States