There is often an extensive process that takes place before an athlete ever attempts his or her performance. While the most common pre-performance routines take place on the basketball court before an athlete takes a free-throw, players also have routines before kicking football field goals, taking rugby shots, stepping into...

Basketball, as is true of other popular Western sports, serves as a symbol in itself for both the material and the non-material culture. The game is symbolic in that the values and beliefs of the society, which are not physical or non-material, of the society are expressed within it. For...

Between the 1950s and 1970s, a number of impressive and important figures helped to change the league and change society at large. In particular, three of the league’s most impressive big men had an influence on basketball that has continued throughout time. Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar each...

Everyone wants to be the greatest. Am I right? Each one of us sat for hours working towards the greatest speech in the classroom. Some work diligently to become Valedictorian or win student council seats. Basically, everyone wants, in some form or fashion, to be considered great and most people,...

Basketball Diaries directed by Scott Kalvert stars Oscar nominee Leonardo DiCaprio as Jim Carroll. Basketball Diaries is a concerted but failed attempt to do justice to Carroll's book. However, the acting from DiCaprio is unforgettable. He plays Jim Carroll, a young aspiring basketball player, who also is a talented writer....