The Basketball
Sport has developed over time and followed by improving the system of boxes, replaced by baskets Better designed and letting the ball pass through. The first associations are starting to multiply and the broadcast accelerates around the world.
Basketball is regulated by national federations. We find it 212, grouped around an instance called Fiba. Some competitions stand out for their popularity and prestige. There are national, continental and international championships. We identify the Olympic Games and the World Championship, but also the Euroligue. Nationally, there is the French, Spain and of course the championship Nba.
After this dazzling development, the NBA decides to reduce its name of teams to eight, located in large metropolises in 1955. But in 1967, the NBA is faced with a new competing league called American Basketball Association (ABA). She wants to be innovative in the field and offers new rules, with for example the appearance of the three -point line that did not exist before. Despite the craze, the ABA cannot compete with the NBA and find itself merged in 1976 by the major championship. The four flagship teams of the ABA which are the New York Nets, the Indiana Pacers, the San Antonio Spurs and the Denver Nuggets then joined the NBA.
The NBA gains notoriety in 80 years. Arrivals of great players such as Larry Bird and Magic Johnson in 1979 contribute to developing the League and its popularity. This is without counting the beginnings of Michael Jordan in 1984 In the league that it will experience a dazzling rise. He will wait for the 90s to win his first title of champion with the Chicago Bulls. His participation in Barcelona Olympic Games In 1992 alongside the best NBA players developed the popularity of the American League, which will be felt on the NBA.
The NBA has television rights which are among the highest with more than $ 2.4 billion per season. Salaries dhe players benefit from this increase, the NBA is The championship pays for its most generous players.
Today, theBasketball Place at the 3rd place the most popular sports with approximately 2.2 billion fans around the world. Sport is mainly popular in a few countries: USA, Canada, China and Philippines. He finds himself behind cricket (2.5 billion fans) and football (3.5 billion fans).
Basketball is thus adapted to many formats: films, video games, books and the most important, in figurines !
There are many films on basketball:
Blue Chips (1994), directed by William Friedkin
The Basketball Diaries (1995), directed by Scott Kalvert,
With Dicaprio and Mark Wahlberg
Space Jam (1996) directed by Joe Pytka
With Micheal Jordan and the Looney Tunes
He Got Game (1998) directed by Spike Lee
With Denzel Washington
Video games :
The first game dates from 1973 and is simply called basketball, it is played on Odissey with a layer stuck on TV.
The first game developed by 2K dates from 1999
Books :
Between stories of the biggest encounters and exciting anecdotes, books are the ideal way to learn more about the orange ball!
Edo Ball - The Art of Basketball
The figurines:
THE First NBA figurines appear in 90s, with some Brands as Kenner Or Hartland figurines Who adapt players like Magic Johnson, when he was playing Lakers! Today there are many companies that publish miniatures of NBA players, such as Mc Farlane Toys, Kenner, Pop, Medicom Toy or super7 ...
With this growing success, the figurines have continued to appear, by representing the favorite players of several generations. In detailed version or not, in small or large format, there is something for everyone!
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