Informational Blogs: Basketball

Basketball is one of the popular sports played world wide. Basketball is a sport that is played by two teams with five players on each side. The point of the game is to try to score points against one another by shooting a ball into a hoop. Basketball can either be played inside or even outside. The National Basketball Association, created in 1949 is North America’s professional men’s basketball league. There are twenty – nine teams in the US and only one team in Canada. The team "Boston Celtics" has won the most championships, with sixteen NBA final wins. The next team is the "LA Lakers," who have won fourteen championships. The "NBA Playoffs" often begin in late April, with eight teams. Each team plays seven games, the team who wins four games first goes to the next round, while the other teams are being eliminated from the playoffs. The "NBA Finals" are usually held in June. The winners of the finals win the "Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy". The players of the team and as well as the coaches of the winning team, also receive a championship ring. The NBA had and has many famous basketball players like George Mikan, Bob Cousy, Michael Jordan, etc. NBA is the top professional basketball league in the world in terms of popularity, salaries, talent, and level of competition.