Basketball is one of my favorite sports to watch. I like the Mavericks. Who is your favorite team?
Basketball is a limited contact sport played on a rectangular court. I'm afraid I don't watch Basketball so I don't know :)
I definitely like going to the games more than watching them on TV. Do you know the basic rules of the game?
Yup. The gneral idea is that you want to shoot a ball through the opposite hoop and score points based on different distances
Simple enough.  I wonder who came up with the idea.
The game was invneted in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith! I'm not sure on the exact details of it, but I bet it was an accidental viral interest
Do you know how many teams there are in the NBA?
30! It's most often played with 5 players on each side
30 teams is a lot. Which team won the championship last year?
a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one or more one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (overtime) is mandated.
Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking or running (dribbling) or by passing it to a teammate, both of which require considerable skill. On offense, players may use a
so fantastic. I've just slid in like I've been there all my life. It's been fantastic fun. And it's a character who you can do anything you want with - I love those! It's very easy work." Asked whether if he will watch his first, he replied: "They've got me in the last scene of the day at work today, so I don't know if I'm going to get home in time for it! But all the family are there watching