The backboard in basketball can be considered out of bounds, but do you know all the rules that involve the 6 feet wide and 3 and a half feet tall board? The whole backboard is not considered all inbounds, there are parts of the backboard when the ball hits or crosses, it is considered out … Read more
When it comes to the rules of basketball it can be very confusing, for example, the rules of the NBA are different from the rules of NCAA and the rules of FIBA. Each has its differences in its rules that can make it confusing. To add to that pickup basketball has its own set rules … Read more
Many people often wonder why the NBA has quarters and not halves like college basketball. Or why the NBA uses 12 minute quarters and not 10 or 15 minutes like other professional sports leagues do. Why is a basketball quarter 12 minutes? The birth of the NBA has always seen four, twelve-minute quarters in their … Read more
Ever wonder which team gets the basketball at the start of the quarter or half? Doesn’t it seem confusing as to why a team gets the basketball again when they won the tip? This actually confuses a lot of spectators and even basketball players. It really is simple who gets possession, let me explain. The … Read more
Profanity, sometimes it is a way for players to express themselves on the court and make them feel better temporarily when they make an error is. F***, S***, Wtf are all used in basketball and are accepted. But is swearing allowed during an actual basketball game. Is swearing allowed in basketball? No, the rule books … Read more
I can remember at a young age asking myself how much taller am I going to be, at that point in time I was obsessed with the game of basketball and wasn’t very tall. It was pretty obvious as a kid on the court, that if your tall you have a distinct advantage over everyone … Read more
You play basketball, and you watch basketball but you wonder how are tall basketball players, such poor shooters? Or is this really true? Why are taller basketball players, bad shooters? Taller players have an advantage in basketball over their smaller opponents, which means that they can rely upon their height to their advantage to score … Read more
There are a lot of wives’ tales about growing taller. Stretching, hanging from a bar, and even pills. One such theory many believe in is jumping to actually make you taller? Yes! The act of jumping to make you taller is believed by many to increase height. Does jumping make you taller? The act of … Read more
Basketball can be a tall task to take on if you are a small player. The better the skill level you are playing, the taller the players you will face in competition. How do you play against taller basketball players? There are a number of different strategies that you can use to gain an advantage … Read more
Your first tattoo, you’re excited but you didn’t think it through because you’re in the middle of a basketball season. Now what? How do I preserve the tattoo and not irritate the skin that has been tattooed? Let’s discuss the Dos & Dont’s after getting a tattoo. Can you play basketball after getting a tattoo? … Read more