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The Stories behind the nicknames of Basketball Players
Category: NBA, Posted by admin | Comments Off on The Stories behind the nicknames of Basketball PlayersUsually, all of us know the nicknames of the basketball players but not the actual story behind them. Lets discover the reasons and inspirations behind the monikers of some great NBA players.
- Robert Parish got the nickname of “chief” after the mute and expressionless character in the film “one flew over the cuckoo’s nest”, for his impassive nature.
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Former NBA Super Stars Involved in Drugs
Category: NBA, Posted by admin | Comments Off on Former NBA Super Stars Involved in DrugsIn the history of NBA, there are so many cases where players became victim of drugs during their professional career but there were some players who remained pretty much uncontroversial throughout their career, it was mainly after their retirement when they were found involved in drug related issues.
Suspensions in NBA over Drug Issues
Category: NBA, Posted by admin | Comments Off on Suspensions in NBA over Drug IssuesOver the year, so many NBA players have been found guilty of using banned drugs and violating the league’s anti-drug policy. As a result, many players have also been suspended by the NBA, some of them are listed below
List of NBA Players who were Arrested for Possession of Drugs
Category: NBA, Posted by admin | Comments Off on List of NBA Players who were Arrested for Possession of DrugsThe list contains few of those cases in which basketball players were found guilty of having narcotics and also arrested for the possession of those prohibited drugs.
NBA Players who Remained Surrounded by Drug and Alcohol Issues
Category: NBA, Posted by admin | Comments Off on NBA Players who Remained Surrounded by Drug and Alcohol IssuesStardom, media hype, pressures and expectations are not always easy to handle. Most of the sports personalities learn the ways to enjoy the fame and deal it with great success. But few of them find it very difficult and fell victim to the notorious habits such drugs and alcohol. In basketball history, we find so many cases where talented players started to use drugs to solve their own problems but eventually their careers got ended instead of their problems. Here, we have a list of some of those unfortunate basketball players
When Basketball Players Became Actor; List of NBA Stars who appeared in Movies
Category: NBA, Posted by admin | Comments Off on When Basketball Players Became Actor; List of NBA Stars who appeared in MoviesSo many NBA players did acting in the movies but not so many played a major role. Most of them were confined to cameos or guest appearances but few of them were fortunate enough to get a leading role or at least a substantial role in the movie.
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Category: NBA, Posted by admin | Comments Off on National Basketball Association (NBA)NBA is a popular North American basketball league, formed on August 3, 1949, when a professional basketball league BAA decided to merge with a rival league NBL.
National Basketball Association – The Format
Category: NBA, Posted by admin | Comments Off on National Basketball Association – The FormatNBA is based upon 30 teams, owned by various franchises. All the teams are located in United States except, a Canadian Franchised team, Toronto Raptors.