At some point, every professional basketball player will disagree with a referee’s call. It doesn’t matter how skilled or accomplished they are—whether it’s LeBron James or James Harden, or any other superstar—there will always be moments when fouls are called […]
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Why Do Basketball Players Wear Tights? The 7 Benefits of Compression Shorts
Why basketball players wear tights during games? If you’ve ever watched a basketball game, you may have noticed that many players wear tight-fitting compression garments like tights. These skin-tight pieces of apparel have become increasingly popular among players aside from […]
The 15 NBA Players with the Biggest Hands
(we edited the above image to change the perspective of boban marjanovic’s hands) The hand sizes of NBA players can greatly impact their performance on the court, offering advantages in ball control, grip, and shot-blocking. From Kawhi Leonard’s precise ball […]
The 7 Best Basketball Hoops for the Driveway
I spent thousands of hours in my driveway practicing moves and shooting and layups on my outdoor basketball hoops. It was time well-spent with my neighborhood friends when we wanted to mimic the moves of our favorite players and it […]
What does a “double-double” mean in basketball terms? With examples from the NBA
Gone are the days when a player’s performance is judged organically by watching the game unfold. In today’s NBA, we know that just because a player scores 25 points it doesn’t always equate to having a positive effect on the […]
What do NBA players do when they retire from professional basketball?
The average NBA players earns millions of dollars over the course of their professional basketball career. Compared to the retirement age of 65 for regular 9-to-5 workers, NBA players that come into the league in their late teens or early […]
Can the NBA surpass the NFL in terms of popularity in the United States?
In the United States, the NFL is the dominant sports league, and combined with the college game, American football effectively stands as the most popular sport in the country. However, the NFL and the sport, in general, are sliding, as […]
Indiana Pacers roll over OKC Thunder by 57 points – one of the largest margin of victories in NBA history
Last night the Indiana Pacers completely steamrolled the Oklahoma City Thunder 152-95, a differential of 57 points. After the demolition, the final margin of victory set the record for the largest road win in NBA history outdoing the previous record […]
Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley and other interesting stories about how NBA players lost thousands in casinos
With ridiculous wealth and excess resources, NBA players, just like professional footballers or other top athletes are more likely to be interested in gambling than the average person. They are used to having a lot of money, being successful, taking […]
Here are all the printable NBA team schedules for the 2020-21 season
Interbasket offers up and provides free and printable NBA team schedules. We are an established basketball resource and destination for printable tournament brackets, free basketball scoresheets, NBA team schedules, TV schedules and other printable basketball needs. With out printable schedules, you […]
Yes, you can learn how to play basketball in college (even if you’re a complete beginner)
So you want to start learning how to play basketball even though you’ve never really picked up a ball and are a bit intimidated? Don’t worry you’re not alone; basketball is the second most-popular sport in the United States. […]
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s NBA story is to never give up on your dream
Born in Greece December 1994 to Nigerian parents, Giannis Antetokounmpo is a professional basketball player from Greece who plays in the NBA for the Milwaukee Bucks. His sporting career, as well as those of his brothers Thanasi and Kosta, started […]
The 6 worst NBA broadcasters
If you enjoy watching NBA basketball, it is likely you’ve got your favorite and worst NBA broadcasters. There’s nothing worse when you are trying to watch a good game and it is ruined by a broadcaster that does not know […]
Subscribe: The 13 best NBA podcasts hoopers should listen to (and the worst podcasts that are a waste of time)
There’s no shortage of podcasts about the NBA. With mobile phone and affordable video technology, anyone that has something to say, can put together a podcast in a day. That doesn’t mean you should do it. With millions of NBA […]
The 7 Ways NBA Groupies Employ to Meet and Hook Up with NBA Players
The prospect of hanging out, talking or dating an NBA player sounds fun, carefree and luxurious (without paying for it, of course). There’s a lot of women all over the world looking to catch an NBA player and are doing […]
Who are the top sleeper picks in the upcoming 2020 NBA Draft?
The NBA Draft 2020 will take place in New York on 25th June and much of that may ultimately be done virtually. There are some big name players as the potential #1 draft pick, so there’s no surprise if we […]
How Artificial Intelligence and basketball automation may change the NBA
It’s hard to remember when the NBA wasn’t analytics-driven with advanced stats available with a few mouse clicks. The focus on data and numbers seems to have been adopted by nearly every franchise and teams now rely on technology to […]
Shaq, LeBron and Michael Jordan pay their tributes to the the late Kobe Bryant
January 26, 2020 will be a date that has been etched into basketball history the moment news broke of the tragic death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant. Dense fog contributed to a helicopter crash that ended the lives of Kobe, […]
More and more NBA players investing in eSports teams and virtual gaming companies
Professionalism is one of the first and foremost requisites for any of the professions in this world. Professional athletes are referred as such because those lucky enough to play sports as a career not only need to excel on the […]
Where did NBA team names originate from? A short history of how they came to be
NBA team names often puzzle Europeans with their unusualness and naming patterns in Europe are quite unsurprisingly different. Take European football (soccer) for example, team names can consist of just a single word, which is usually the name of the […]