BASKETBALL… WHEN SPORT MEETS THE SKY

 

Who invented basketball?

Basketball was born in the city of the Simpsons, in Springfield, in 1891 thanks to James Naismith, a Canadian teacher of physical education at a college in Massachusetts.

GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO, FROM GREECE TO NBA

Who is Giannis Antetokounmpo? 

              

Giannis Ougko Antetokounmpo is a Greek professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Antetokounmpo's combination of size, speed and ball-handling skills led to his nickname the "Greek Freak”.  Born in Greece from Nigerian parents, Antetokounmpo began playing basketball for the youth teams of Filathlitikos in Athens. In 2011 he began playing for the club's senior team. In 2013 he declared himself eligible for the NBA Draft and was selected 15th overall by the Bucks.

JAMES HARDEN, YOU'VE GOT TO FIND WAYS TO BE BETTER

As a superfan of basketball, this month my post is about one of my favourite basketball players. Ready to discover more about him?

NBA ALL-STAR WEEKEND

It is a weekend festival held every February during the middle of the NBA regular season. During this weekend there are many basketball events, exhibitions and performances.

The most important event is the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday night.

TWO SPORTS & TWO CHAMPIONS

Hifriends! In this post we want talk about two sports and two champions  These sportsaren’t as popular as football  in Italy  but we like them and we would like to share our interest with you.

BASKETBALL

In Italian we call it Basket, short for what in English is basketball. It is a team sport where there are two 5 – player teams.

You have to use only your hands to score a point in the rival basket.

Basketball  was invented in 1891 by James Naismith, a Canadian P.E. teacher.

Now it is played all over the world, even though it is extremely popular in the  U.S.A.