Executive Summary The National Basketball Association (NBA) is one of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States‚ with 30 teams representing 28 US markets and one in Canada [1]. Additionally‚ the NBA also oversees properties such as the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA‚ comprised of 14 teams); NBA Development League (NBADL‚ comprised of 16 teams); NBA Entertainment (online websites and interactive media); and NBA TV (cable TV channel offering news‚ original programming
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Privilege in the NBA For almost three-quarters of the year‚ the players of the NBA prance around the court and show off their various hard earned skills. Every season‚ thousands upon thousands of fans‚ young and old‚ rich and poor‚ come to be entertained by the best in the game on a multi-million dollar stage. Contrary to popular belief‚ the National Basketball Association is no longer all about competition and winning the championship‚ it has evolved to a whole other animal. The NBA is annually a
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The NBA’s Expansion into China A Look at the Marketing Efforts of the NBA in China The first game played in the NBA was on November 1‚ 1946 in Toronto‚ Canada. The game was played between the Toronto Huskies and the New York Knickerbockers. The final score was 68-66‚ and there were 10‚000 people on hand. At that time‚ the NBA was named the Basketball Association of America‚ and was made up of eleven teams. The first 11 teams were from New York‚ Chicago‚ Cleveland‚ Detroit
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Today’s NBA offenses The NBA has evolved over time. Players and coaches are adjusting to this change with different strategies on the offensive end‚ but is this hurting or helping the game? Two sides will be discussed. One point being how today’s NBA offenses are bad and hurting the game‚ and the other point being that NBA offenses are good helping the game. The NBA has evolved to more of a guard based league. With a guard based league this means less post ups for post players and
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The thesis is an essay about the difference between NBA media contrasting from the past to the present on national television. In Particular this thesis analyses the implementation of television broadcast of the NBA and how coverage changed the game. The games themselves were broken down into four segments: pregame‚ halftime‚ postgame‚ and game coverage. The pregame show was further sectioned into four areas: the opening part of the broadcast‚ which in broadcasting terminology is known as a tease
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athletes. And NBA is not an acception. Being a thug or a gangster is the world of Basketball is considered cool. As a result‚ some of the most famous athletes have distinct marks on their criminal records. In the previous post‚ I have listed some of the most shocking facts you didn’t know about NBA. In this post‚ I have compiled a list of the top 5 NBA Players Who Committed Crime in the Past. Kendrick Perkins The famous NBA player Kendrick Perkins ran into problems during his lockout time. One day‚ Perkins
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the NBA. Today in the NBA you see a lot of international player. You see player from all over the world China‚ turkey‚ and United Kingdom. One international player that really stands out is the Houston Rockets former player Yao Ming. Yao is an international player from China that played in the NBA. He got drafted by the Houston Rockets in 2002 First pick in the first round. Yao is hands down one of the best international player of all time. He is a seven foot six‚ 310 pounds making him one of the
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playing for the National Basketball Association (NBA)‚ considered to be the premier men’s professional basketball league in the world with highly talented individuals. Generally every basketball player in the world dreams of being part of an NBA team even for a minute. But‚ of the court‚ the question is whether their college education should be relevant for playing in NBA. NBA high school draftees are players who have been drafted to the NBA straight out of high school‚ a process is known as
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artificial intelligent robots one day rule the world? It is still early to say. Is it supported by most people as ethical and economic arose by the development of artificial intelligence? But it is the fact that AI research was moving fast on its way since 1950s. What is artificial intelligence (AI)? Artificial intelligence is the study of intelligent behaviour in machines. In the 1980s‚ AI research focused on creating machines that could solve problems and reason like humans. One of the most difficult
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MLB vs. NBA Many people believe that Major League Baseball and the National Basketball Association are very different. They are not only different but they are also very similar. Both are two of the five highest grossing sports leagues in the United States. They are very popular and they both draw in very large crowds. These two sports have been around for many years‚ and they both look to have promising futures. Major League Baseball‚ also known as the M.L.B. This baseball league is
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