Basketball is a fairly easy game to understand but a more difficult game to play, basketball has a lot fewer players on the court than a soccer or football game would have on the playing field. But just how much? How many players are allowed on the basketball court at once? The game of basketball … Read more
Basketball is played by millions of people around the world and it is considered the fastest-growing sport with its popularity rising each year globally. How many people in the world play basketball? FIBA states that at least 450 million people worldwide are playing basketball today. There are 213 countries that have professional basketball leagues and … Read more
Basketball is full of traditions and superstitions many of which are changing, such as the case with where the home and away teams sit during a basketball game. Which side does the home team sit on in basketball? The side in which the home team sits on in basketball is on the right side of … Read more
Basketball is a multi-facet sport in which it involves many skills needed to perform a single movement to score a basket. I have played many sports and none of them in my opinion were as hard as the game of basketball to be effective and good at the sport. Why is basketball so hard? Basketball … Read more
Taking time off from basketball can suck especially when you want to play but can’t due to an injury. In any case you want to fully take care of yourself so you do not worsen the condition you are in which can set you back even further if you play too soon. But what about … Read more
Gone are the days and the notion that basketball players are skinny, in order to get strong there is some truth that a bigger muscle is a stronger muscle. In order to compete at the highest level in basketball, you must be strong which means you need to be on a workout regimen. Why do … Read more
The saying goes you are as old as you think you are and you also think you are too old to play basketball. I’m here to tell you that your misinformed and you are missing out. So the question remains… Am I too old to play basketball? Basketball has no age and is an excellent physical … Read more
Basketball may be the only major sport when a player falls down he is waiting for his teammates to help him get back up on his feet. But what is the logic in this? Why do NBA players wait to be helped up by their teammates? Basketball players fall during the game for a number of … Read more
My wife always asks me when I’m watching the basketball on tv, “How many minutes are left in the game”, and I’ll say something along the lines of two minutes. She replies with, “so you mean there’s 40 minutes left”. She says that because she has seen teams fouling at the end of a close … Read more
Why can’t all rules of basketball be the same across all leagues and around the world? It drives me crazy that rules will differ in the game of basketball whichever level or continent you may be playing in. This rule differs amongst leagues… How many fouls for the bonus in high school basketball? When a team … Read more