Brian Moniz I thought you could only take 2 steps in basketball and not 3. Isn’t picking up the pivot foot a travel? If you had these questions while watching an NBA basketball game well your not alone. Why don’t they call more travels in the NBA? Calling every travel would slow the game down immensely that it … Read more
I love thinking of hypothetical questions when it comes to basketball, one such question that people ask actually happens from time to time. What happens if you score on the wrong basket or your own basket in basketball? If a player makes a basket on their own net that they are supposed to defend the … Read more
In the NBA, winning a championship is celebrated with champagne and after-parties. But they are honored with a championship ring with your name on it. But who exactly receives an NBA championship ring when a team wins? Those that receive a championship ring will be decided by the organization and its owners. There are no … Read more
The National Basketball Association has been around for a very long time. While it wasn’t always called the NBA fans would be surprised to know that the NBA has never canceled an entire season since 1946. So what season is the NBA in exactly? The 2021/22 NBA season will mark the 76th season or year of … Read more
BOOM SHAKA LAKA! One of my all-time favorite sports games was NBA Jam, I spent hours playing this game wasting away my allowance on the Arcade version. I was awful at it, but I know one thing is for sure, Nothing beats the original game. What is the best NBA Jam game out of the series? … Read more
Depending on where you live and what time zone your are in, you may get frustrated and feel the NBA is doing you a disservice on what time they broadcast their games. Why are NBA games so late? Television Networks buy the contracts to broadcast NBA games and through viewership data and are able to … Read more
A floater in basketball? Isn’t that when a player jumps and floats in the air to dunk the basketball? Not quite. A floater in basketball is a shot used that looks like an overhand layup. The benefit of this type of shot is it is very difficult for the defense to defend, as the floater … Read more
English is a difficult language to learn for new speakers, one word can have many different meanings which can confuse those learning. Such is the case with the word “block” in basketball. The word block has several different meanings in the game of basketball, the first is a blocked shot where the defense denies the other player from making … Read more
In basketball when players are boxing out to rebound a missed shot, immediate possession sometimes isn’t always the case. A loose ball will cause some players to tip the ball upon rebounding it unintentionally. Or tipped on purpose to control the basketball. But, is a rebound counted on the stat sheet when a player tips … Read more
As a fan and enthusiast, nothing in the sport of basketball seems more entertaining than a player dunking the ball. If a player draws contact or dunks on another player, even better. You would then expect the player to be able to protect themselves by hanging on the rim. So Why then can’t a player … Read more