Is a NBA or an NBA?

National Basketball Association

What are basketball players called?

basketball player – an athlete who plays basketball. basketeer, cager. athlete, jock – a person trained to compete in sports.

Who has the most all NBA?

LeBron James
LeBron James has the most All-NBA selections with seventeen. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kobe Bryant, and Tim Duncan previously shared the record with fifteen. James also has the most All-NBA First Team honors with thirteen, while Bryant and Karl Malone are tied for second-most with eleven.

What’s it called when you miss a shot in basketball?

Brick. Definition: a badly missed shot in basketball. You know,” Driscoll explains. “Air balls (shots that don’t hit the rim or backboard) and glass balls (shots that bounce off glass backboards like rockets). Around the league they call them ‘bricks’ because the ball falls like a brick after one of these shots.”

Why is basketball called cage?

It’s a nickname that was given to basketball players in the late 1800’s/early 1900’s when many courts had a 12-foot-high cage made of chicken wire. As the game evolved the wire eventually was replaced with steel mesh and eventually rope. Also, there weren’t backboards, so missed shots also went into the stands.

Has a rookie ever made an All-NBA team?

Tim Duncan was selected for the All-NBA team in his rookie season in 1997-98.

What color was the first basketball?

The first basketball was dark-brown in color due to its heavy leather construction. Even though design-changes were so common in the 20th century, color-changes were not seen until 1957.

Who’s the worst team in NBA history?

The Bobcats
The Bobcats clinched the worst record in NBA history, in a shortened season or otherwise, by losing 104–84 to the New York Knicks on April 26, 2012. Guard-forward Gerald Henderson led the team in scoring, with an average of 15.1 points per game.