Basketball has been around for 118 years. It was invented in 1891 by a physical education teacher, James Naismith. Basketball started out with two peach baskets attached to a ten foot railing and played with a soccer ball. Later in 1893 they introduced the iron hoops and the hammock type basket.
Russell Westbrook has been in the NBA for 9 years (started in 2008)
About 14 years
5 years
nba has been around for many many years... while wnba has only been around for 10 or so.... wnba hasn't gained as much popularity as oppose 2 nba.. therefore at this time wnba has less teams.
12 years he started in 1998 with the Toronto Raptors
The NBA began in 1946. In 2012 they would have been in existence for 66 years. The NBA began with 17 teams.
6 he started at 18 and now hes 24
6 he started at 18 and now hes 24
16 years
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9 years
He got famous for playing basketball in the NBA. He is currently part of the NBA's 76ers, located in Philadelphia. He has been playing basketball for many years.