In basketball when we think of a shooting guard we might think of Michael Jordan or James Harden, but what does a shooting guard do other than shoot the ball and score 20 plus points a game. What does a shooting guard do in basketball? A shooting guard is also known as the number 2 … Read more

Basketball may be the easiest out of all the major team sports to remember the positions given that there are only 5 of them. Although there are only 5 positions it may be difficult to understand the role of each position especially as the player types are ever-changing. What positions are there in basketball? There … Read more

Basketball has the least amount of players on a team and on the court when comparing it to any of the major team sports played in North America. When we look at the bench while we are watching a game we can see a lineup of players and coaches sitting there, which looks like a … Read more

The NBA court’s dimension has gone through some changes throughout the years. For good reason, with 7-foot giants roaming the courts now and athletic freaks dunking from everywhere on the court, the playing field has to be big enough to accommodate these talent stars. But just how big? How big is an NBA basketball court? … Read more

The free-throw line has always been a mystery in basketball, games have been won and lost at the free-throw line, players who normally shoot over 80 percent choke on the line due to the pressure. In reality, the free-throw is a high percentage shot until you are on the line for a game-winning point. But … Read more

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