I love watching NBA games!  Are you into basketball?
Yeah absolutely! I love watching it on ESPN. Steven A. Smith is hilarious!
I agree!  Who is your favorite player or team?  I like the Orlando Magic!
Gonna have to be the Rockets. Definitely the best paid athletes in the league by a long shot! But at least they hit those 3s!
When was the NBA established?
In 1946, but back then it was known as the Basketball Association of America!
Interesting.  Were the players paid back then?
name to the National Basketball Association on August 3, 1949, after merging with the competing National Basketball League (NBL). The NBA's regular season runs from October to April, with each team playing 82 games. Its playoffs extend into June. NBA players are the world's best paid athletes by average annual salary per player.
The NBA is an active member of USA Basketball (USAB), which is recognized by FIBA (also known as the International Basketball Federation) as the national governing body for basketball in
of Fame in 2004.
"I have had quite a few young Jewish boys who will tell me that I am their favorite player, or they love watching me play or they feel like baseball is a good fit for them because it worked for me, or it worked for Shawn Green or other Jewish players at the Major League level", said Ausmus. "It has been a sense of pride. If you can have a positive impact on a kid, I'm all for it."
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