NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

FACTS ABOUT THE NBA TWO LEAGUES CALLED THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE (NBL) AND THE

BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (BAA) MERGED AFTER THE 1948-49 SEASON TO BECOME TODAY’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION (NBA).

THE FIRST “HOOPS” WERE ACTUALLY JUST PEACH BASKETS AND THE FIRST BACKBOARDS WERE MADE OF WIRE.

THE NBA INSTITUTED THE THREE-POINTER BEFORE THE 1979-80 SEASON, AN IDEA BORROWED FROM THE ABA.

THE SALARY CAP FOR THE 2010-2011 NBA SEASON IS $58.O44 MILLION. The actual amount of the salary cap varies on a year-to-year basis, and is calculated as a percentage of the league's revenue from the previous season.

THE BOSTON CELTICS (NBA) HOLD THE RECORD FOR THE MOST NBA CHAMPIONSHIPS IN HISTORY WITH THE NUMBER OF 17 NBA CHAMPIONSHIPS.

THE CHICAGO BULLS HAVE SIX NBA CHAMPIONSHIPS EACH TIME THEY HAVE GONE TO THE FINALS AND WON IT.

THE GREATEST TEAM IN NBA HISTORY WAS THE 1996-97 CHICAGO BULLS. ALL FACTS ARE FROM http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0771582.html

NBA GREATEST QUOTES A lot of late nights in the gym, a lot of early mornings, especially when your

friends are going out, you're going to the gym, those are the sacrifices that you have to make if you want to be an NBA basketball player. JASON KIDD

I wanted to do two things when I was growing up, about your age. I wanted to play in the NBA, and I wanted to be a businessman after my basketball career was over, and that is what I am doing now. MAGIC JOHNSON

So you're dealing with a coach, and you're dealing with a guy who's actually experienced NBA basketball from a player's perspective and actually goes about it that way. KEVIN GARNETT

This is where young players today want to land. They want to be NBA players because of the money. OSCAR ROBERTSON

"As athletes, we're used to reacting quickly. Here, it's 'come, stop, come, stop. There's a lot of downtime. That's the toughest part of the day.” MICHAEL JORDAN

"Basketball, in America, is like a culture. It is like a foreigner learning a new language.” It is difficult to learn foreign languages and it will also be difficult for me to learn the culture for basketball here.” YAO MING

"Flip's a player's coach, and I do know one thing, he motivates better than anybody I know. His system is very oriented around the point guard. He and Stephon (Marbury) had a great relationship when Stephon was in Minnesota.” KEVIN GARNETT

ALL QUOTES ARE FROM THE SITE FOLLOWED: http://www.coachlikeapro.com/basketball-quotes.html

NBA PICTURES

THE REASON WHY I CHOSE THESE SEVERAL PICTURES BECAUSE THEY REPRESENT WHAT THE NBA IS ALL ABOUT. FROM THE LEGENDS SUCH AS MICHAEL JORDAN TO TODAY’S UPCOMING TALENT SUCH AS LEBRON JAMES AND KOBE BRYANT, THE NBA BRINGS FUN, ENTERTAINMENT AND TEAMWORK.

BASKETBALL NEVER STOPS!!!!!!!!!!

NBA REALITY POEM

DESIRE FOR GREATNESS

UNSTOPPABLE MADNESS

NEVER GIVE UP ON YOUR DREAMS

KINDLY BEAT THE EXTREMES

INFLIGHT WHEN YOU TAKE TO THE AIR

NEVER LOOK DOWN, BE AWARE

GRASP FOR POWER, I’M NEVER THERE

FAVORITE BASKETBALL PLAYER Kevin Maurice Garnett was born May 19, 1976 in

Greenville, South Carolina. He is an American professional basketball player who currently plays power forward for the Boston Celtics. He started his basketball career at Farragut Career Academy High School in Chicago, Illinois. In the 1995 NBA Draft, Garnett was selected 5th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves. His career statistics show that he is an: 2008 NBA champion (Boston Celtics), NBA MVP (2004), NBA Defensive Player of the Year (2008), NBA All-Star MVP (2003), 14-Time NBA All-Star (1997-2011), 9-Time All NBA selection (First Team: 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008) (Second Team: 2001, 2002, 2005) (Third Team: 1999, 2007), 11-Time All NBA Defensive (First Team: 2000—2005, 2008—2009), 2011 (Second Team: 2006, 2007) and NBA All Rookie Team (1996). He is one of the top 50 greatest players of all time, in the NBA.

PURSUING A PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL CAREER BASKETBALL IS ALL ABOUT

TEAMWORK, INNOVATION, INTERGRITY, AND RESPECT

HAVE A GOOD BASKETBALL COACH/TRAINER

UNDERSTAND THE GAME OF BASKETBALL, TAKE NOTES, STUDY PLAYERS AND LOOK AT MANY VIDEOS

ALWAYS EXERCISE. STRECTCH ABOUT 10-15 MINS A DAY