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Why I Love Basketball

March 2, 2020
By Anonymous

How I started playing band nothing will stop me from playing. When I grow up I want to be in the NBA and meet famous people. I will try my best no matter what, even when I'm hurt I won't stop. My biggest goal is to become the best of the best and if I try hard I have a chance of succeeding. I try to get tutors for basketball to practice and to be a better player. If I make it into the NBA I hope my family will be proud of me for how hard I worked my whole life. The one person who keeps me working hard is Wardell Stephen Curry Jr, also known as stephen curry I have been a fan for at least 6 years, he has been a very good player this year but he got injured but I went to a game a couple days ago and he was still injured but he wanted to play so bad but he could not play. Everybody says I am bad at basketball but I don't care I just enjoy playing.It is a team game that has gained immense popularity. Also, the game is played with the help of a ball and the ball is shot into the basket that is positioned horizontally. So, the objective in the game is to shoot the ball and score the maximum points. This game is played by 2 teams that use a total of 5 players each. Also, the game is played on a marked floor that has basketball, so when I was about 5 years old I wanted to play for our school and that is when I fell in love with it. Even today I still play a basket on both ends. Originally, basketball was played using a soccer ball. Also, it was James Naismith that used a peach basket which had a non hollow bottom. So, this basket was nailed at a height of 10 ft but i'm short. above the ground and on an elevated track. Also, dribbling was not part of the game initially. Eventually, it evolved till 1950 by which the balls got better shape due to manufacturing.Additionally, the orange ball evolved from the brown ball. The brown ball was used in the beginning as it was thought that the ball is more visible. By 1996, the peach/orange baskets used were replaced by metal hoops on the backboard. That made me love the game dribbling and shooting the ball in the hoop. I hope that I will become a player in the NBA and be famous for being good at the game and a good teammate. All the fouls you can get are:

ILLEGAL OR “MOVING” PICK/SCREEN. When a player fails to maintain a set position while setting a screen or pick 
HAND CHECK. When a player continually uses their hands on an opposing player
ILLEGAL HAND USE OR “REACHING IN” 
TRIPPING
ELBOWING
CHARGING
BLOCKING
TECHNICAL FOUL



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