Kevin Garnett, of the Boston Celtics, wears #5. Jason Kidd, current Dallas Maverick, wore #5 during his days playing for the New Jersey Nets and during the days playing for the USA men's national basketball team. Bill Walton also wore #5 in his later years with the Boston Celtics, and current Dallas Maverick, SG/SF Josh Howard wears #5.
Magic Johnson stopped playing basketball due to being diagnosed with HIV in 1991. He retired from the NBA shortly after making the announcement. While he would later make a brief comeback in 1996, he primarily stepped away from the sport to focus on his health and raising awareness about the virus.
Rondo was drafted by the Phoenix Suns with the 21st pick of the 2006 NBA Draft. He was later traded to the Celtics and began playing for them during the 2006-07 season.
AnswerIn the earlier times basketball was played with a soccer ball than later on got changed into the ball we use now.Lynette Bluebird
1967 and made legal two years later.
he took a break from basketball and later he started baseball
His favorite hobbies are playing basketball with his friends, playing golf, and reading.
Generally players start playing when they are 7 or 8 and can continue into their 30's if other commitments such as work and families dont get in the way. Generally players start playing when they are 7 or 8 and can continue into their 30's if other commitments such as work and families dont get in the way. The player needs to be very careful when assessing his playing life. I started playing at 6yrs and was 37 yrs young when I played my last game. subsequent spinal surgery in my late 40's indicates quite clearly I should have started later, finished earlier and taken longer to heal between injuries.
He started playing major and started with the dodgers in 2006 and has been with the dodgers ever since his first season in 2006then got sent back to the farm then brought back a few months later
It all depends on how bad the injury was and what they had to repair. Also, depends on how you heal, and how you take care of your shoulder, and do your home and therapy exercises consistently. Im 18 and been having shoulder problems since playing baseball at 16. I had rotator cuff surgery in December of 2011, and 2 1/2 months later I started shooting and playing basketball. Im a pitcher so it will be awhile until I can start light throwing again, but I have no pain shooting basketball. Just go to therapy and you will be okay
Duke Ellington started playing at 15 and continued to play until the year of his death, 60 years later.
No, of course not. basketball wasn't created until hundreds of years later
There is no college education needed to be a professional basketball player. Although most players complete high school and enroll in college for a short time before jumping to the NBA. Overseas players must qualify for their team with whatever education requirements it has.
Ben Gordon is a famous basketball player who played in the NBA for the Chicago Bulls. His extracurricular activities in college included playing basketball which contributed by getting him drafted to the NBA.
Kevin Garnett, of the Boston Celtics, wears #5. Jason Kidd, current Dallas Maverick, wore #5 during his days playing for the New Jersey Nets and during the days playing for the USA men's national basketball team. Bill Walton also wore #5 in his later years with the Boston Celtics, and current Dallas Maverick, SG/SF Josh Howard wears #5.
Basketball was invented by a Canadian however, the sport was not important to Canada at all. It took hold in colleges and later at the professional level in the US. Much later on, basketball became an international sport of sorts, however, nowhere is basketball more loved then in the US.
She probaly started after her first tennis match a year later after she took her first tennis lessons.