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Basketball Around the
world.
The basketball is a sport created by James Naismith in 1891, in this sport the people
play divided into two teams of 5 per side of the field, the purpose is to shoot a ball
through a hoop and the team that scores the most will win, the basketball is one of the
most popular sports in the world specially in united states where there is the biggest
teams of the sport in the NBA (National basketball association)
The time of playing is 4 quarters of 15 minutes each and the rules against physical
aggression are very strict. To play basketball you can only use the hands and the arms
to throw the ball and score a point in the game, also you need strength in your legs
because during 1 hour you will be running from both sides of the field.
Since 1936 the basketball was included in the Olympic Games and since then its
participation has been uninterruptible and showing it with respect and motivation.
There are different kinds of styles for basketball: the professional with all the rules
and the street basket known as AND1 in this style the rules are less than in the
professional way but also has a lot of fans around the world making exhibitions and
competences of the different basketball skills.
One of the main characters and most famous is Michael Jordan who is a legend of the
sport since he was very young, all the people can play basketball even people with
disabilities , anyway the basketball join people and help to wholes communities to
change the life style.