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Which Side Does the Home Team Sit on in Basketball?

July 31, 2025 by Brian Moniz

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

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Why is Basketball So Hard? | Find Out

November 6, 2025July 30, 2025 by Brian Moniz

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

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Can You Play Basketball With Stitches? | Answered

November 6, 2025July 30, 2025 by Brian Moniz

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

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Why Do Basketball Players Have Big Shoulders?

July 29, 2025 by Brian Moniz

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

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Am I Too Old To Play Basketball? | Only if you think so!

July 29, 2025 by Brian Moniz

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

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Why do NBA Players Wait to be Helped Up when they Fall? Explained!

July 28, 2025 by Brian Moniz

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

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Why do NBA players foul at the end of the game?

July 28, 2025 by Brian Moniz

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

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How Many Fouls For Bonus in High School basketball? | Quick Look

July 27, 2025 by Brian Moniz

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

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Is it Too Late to Start Playing Basketball? Never!

July 27, 2025 by Brian Moniz

This question always comes up with young basketball players thinking about picking up basketball at 12, 15, or even 21 years old for the first time. Older players are also interested in playing the game of basketball who are in their early twenties, too late twenties but question if they can compete or not. Is … Read more

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Why Are So Many Basketball Players Bald? | The Bald Truth

July 26, 2025 by Brian Moniz

The NBA is made up of many different hairstyles and looks, each player with a different look when it comes to haircuts. But there are a lot of players who by no choice are bald. The statistics are surprising to some… Why are so many basketball players bald? Many basketball players are bald because of choice … Read more

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