The net for an NBA basket stands at an impressive 10-feet tall above the quart, also known as about two of me, but that would be more about 11-feet. The fact that there are people on this planet that can jump that vertical is impressive, let alone dunk a basketball. In my opinion, whether in …
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Top 20 Bald NBA Players of All-Time Basketball players take their place on the court sporting a wide variety of hairstyles. Some of the best donned a large afro, while others preferred dreadlocks or a regulation cut. Then there are those that have stood out in the NBA shaved or bald as a cue ball. …
Bald Brilliance: The Top 20 Bald NBA Players of All-Time Read More »
Introduction Can you think of anything better in sport than overtime? I personally enjoy it more when it is two teams I do not follow, that way I can enjoy the ramped-up competition, without the disappointment of my team losing. It is, of course, amazing when your team pulls it out in overtime. Basketball is …
The Epic Battle: A Look Back at the Longest Overtime in NBA History Read More »
Introduction The scout is one of the most important roles in any sports organization, regardless of sport. While most professional leagues in North America have more than seven rounds in each draft, NBA teams only have two rounds and around 60 picks to work with. Making the NBA scout, one of the most important roles …
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The NBA is loaded with talent like never before from diminutive guards such as Trae Young to dominant big men seven feet tall and over such as Joel Embiid. But what about those players that are just a shade under 7 feet tall? Are they centers or power forwards or a hybrid of the two? …
There is no doubt that having hearing loss while playing basketball has many disadvantages, especially if you are one who plays team defense as communication is one of the key things you have to do when it comes to helping out your teammates. It can also sometimes help to talk to each other and communicate …
NBA player with Hearing Loss (The Lance Allred story) Read More »
NBA has grown in popularity worldwide over the past few decades. While a growing number of players are passing on some or all of college to make the jump to the professional ranks, a large number are highly educated as well as talented and can speak multiple languages fluently. Here’s some of the most well-known …
Bilingual Ballers: NBA Players Who Speak Multiple Languages Read More »
While the playoffs don’t have much of an impact on conferences in the National Basketball Association, it has an impact on a number of other things. The biggest thing the divisions have an impact on is the schedule. Why do schedules matter? It has an impact on how many times teams will play each other …
The current state of the NBA features exciting, fast-paced, high-scoring extravaganzas. Double-digit leads are no longer safe, even with just a couple of minutes left on the clock. But this wasn’t always the case before the adoption of the 24-second shot clock on April 22, 1954, which is widely regarded as the beginning of the …
Lowest Scoring NBA Games In Pre-Shot Clock & Post-Shot Clock Eras Read More »
It is no secret that basketball has been an outlet for millions of kids across the country that the simple act of attempting to put an orange basketball into a basket has been an outlet and for the best one percent, even a career choice and a way out of getting into the inner city. …
