Ebiz247.com Guide To Basketball On The Internet

Great Basketball Tickets
Have you been dreaming about attending an NBA game or college basketball game in person? Being there in person can create a memory with friends or family that can last a lifetime. View the best basketball tickets available online and seating possibilities at key venues here.

Sports Scores, Standings and News
Online score tracking is now easy. In fact, many sites such as The National Basketball Association (NBA) even offer live streaming video clips so you can watch the game or event as it is being played. Current team and individual rankings are also available on popular professional sports websites such as MLB.com, NBA.com, NFL.com, NHL.com and the PGA.com.

Sports Memorabilia
On-line shopping opportunities for your sports gear and memorabilia abound and many are just a click away. One of the most popular sites is Pro Sports Memorabilia.

This site offers souvenir items for all professional sports and most individual or team standouts.

The Allure of Basketball
Frank Deford, frequent sports commentator for NPR and Sports Illustrated writer, sums up Americans attraction to basketball best. Deford says "first of all, basketball is the most intimate game and the fans are only a few feet from the action. Even if a fight doesn't spill into the seats, the potential is there. We watch a baseball melee, diverted, from afar. Football fights seem but an extension of the blocking and tackling. Hockey is played in the same arenas as basketball, but the ice is like unto a frozen moat below us, surrounded by walls. In all these sports, spectators are safe voyeurs of the happy mayhem. Basketball is also the most graceful of games, balletic at its best. Sure, the giants who play it are fierce and rugged; they clash and collide. But fury is not a by-product of the action, so when rage boils over, it is out of joint and calls more attention to itself" Basketball is extremely popular in America and now you can follow basketball scores and news and get tickets online.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
College basketball is still hot. College basketball scores, statistics, videos and player profiles can all be viewed at the NCAA men's basketball website. You can also watch March Madness tournament basketball games for free again this year at this NCAA site. For real college basketball buffs this site also has current and exciting college basketball news.

PRO BASKETBALL
Each year, the NBA reaches an audience of 3.1 billion people and is one of the most recognized sports league world wide. Fans enjoy the NBA through a variety of channels via broadcast, cable, satellite, radio, events and interactive media. The NBA.com is the official site for professional basketball.

NBA History
Canadian Dr. James Naismith created the game of basketball from 13 original rules and while those rules have been modified over time, the essential principles remain constant. Toronto, Canada was the site of the league's very first basketball game on Nov. 1, 1946, with the Huskies hosting the New York Knickerbockers at Maple Leaf Gardens. The contest drew 7,090, a good crowd considering that virtually every youngster in Canada grew up playing hockey and basketball was hardly a well-known sport at the time. More fascinating basketball history can be found at the NBA history web page.

NBA's Basketball University

The National Basketball Association also has an internet site called Basketball University for web surfers that want to learn more about the game. From obscure rules and regulations to the philosophy of the game this site is for you if you are a true basketball fanatic. Also at the Basketball U Library you can scroll through the archives for information on a variety of basketball concepts, terms and topics.

The NBA official store offers name-brand basketball equipment. You can find jerseys, hats, shoes and other team memorabilia with your favorite team logo. Videos and books are also located at the NBA basketball store.