Basketball
BASKETBALL
Basketball is a game between two teams of five players who play with their hands only, The goal is to score more points than the opposing team by scoring , that is to say by passing the ball through a ring placed several meters above the ground (3.05 m in the adult categories). Invented in 1891 by James Naismith, a Canadian pastor who lived in Springfield,Massachusetts (in The United States), basketball is now one of the most popular sports in the world, rivaling football (called soccer in North America) in terms of global popularity. In 2007, there was more than 450 million players worldwide , according to FIBA.Women represent a large proportion of players, but the recognition of women's basketball remains disappointing.
My favourite player is Michael Jordan. He is known because he was the best basketball player in the world and he did a surprising dunk , his dunk is called the « Air Jordan ».
BY Mathieu P.