| Posted March 2nd, 2008 22:48 IP |
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On any given day, all around the world, people are playing basketball. Today, basketball rates as one of the all-time most popular sports worldwide. Basketball tournaments are played out between players of all age groups from little five and six year olds to adults of all ages and levels. Sports networks around the world, on any given day, will report on professional basketball tournaments around the world and broadcast local and international games.
Basketball continues to grow in popularity, because it is a relatively cheap game to get into, can be played indoors and outdoors, in summer and winter, by girls or boys, men and women, anywhere in the world.
When one thinks of basketball one normally associates it with the United States and the legendary Harlem Globetrotters. Americans have been playing basketball professionally since 1896, but today, there are up to 300 million people playing basketball all around the entire globe. In fact, these days, American basketball teams even recruit foreign players into their teams.
According to Wikipedia.com, basketball didn't evolve from older more primitive versions of the game, but was invented by a man called Dr. James Naismith, in 1891, so that his college students could keep fit in the winter. In fact, that's how college basketball began! The game was initially played with a soccer ball. Then a brown ball was designed. The characteristic orange ball that we know today was designed in the late 1950s.
From American college basketball to professional league, basketball first evolved into an international sport in 1932 and became an Olympic sport in 1936. Since then, its popularity worldwide has grown exponentially.
- Dylan Miler
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Contents of post ©2008 to fin24000 and Forever Young.
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| Posted March 3rd, 2008 16:33 IP |
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thats cool 
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Cool smiley! 
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Contents of post ©2008 to fred21 and Forever Young.
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| Posted March 4th, 2008 18:49 IP |
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well I like basketball so I find it cool
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Contents of post ©2008 to fin24000 and Forever Young.
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| Posted March 5th, 2008 17:05 IP |
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cool, but basketball is boring.....
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Contents of post ©2008 to Red_sniper3 and Forever Young.
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Contents of post ©2008 to and Forever Young.
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