Richest NBA Stars

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Today’s NBA players rank among the richest athletes in the world. The name and fame increases manifold as the teams enter the prestigious NBA playoffs. While NBA fans all over the world are eager to know where their favourite teams and players stand in NBA rankings, there are other things that the fans love to know about their favourite players. So, read on to know some of the most lucrative deals in NBA history.

Kobe Bryant

He signed a seven-year, $136.4 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2004, surpassing Garnett's six-year, $126 million deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves as the richest in league history (though not in annual value). He is incredibly popular internationally, especially in China post-Yao and McGrady.

Kevin Garnett

The three-year, $34 million deal he signed with the Boston Celtics in 2012 made him the highest-earning player in NBA history, with contracts totalling over $328 million.

Le Bron James

He is the reason, his team has managed to stay on the top of NBA standings. He is endorsed by some of the world's largest corporations, including Nike, McDonald's, Coca-Cola and Samsung. Though James took a slight pay cut to sign with the Miami Heat in 2010, he still makes around $20 million annually off that contract.

Tim Duncan

Though Duncan has never been one for the advertising world, the 16 year veteran wrapped up a seven-year, $122 million contract in 2010.

Ray Allen

His endorsement deals are minor, but a 17-year career of high salaries and a starring film credit in Spike Lee's "He Got Game" have boosted Allen's financial portfolio.

Vince Carter

He earned lucrative contracts from the Toronto Raptors and New Jersey Nets plus endorsement deals for his high-flying ways.

Dirk Norwitzki

Norwitzki has no agent and traditionally shies away from endorsements, but he's done well for himself business-wise. The long-time Dallas Mavericks star is entering the third year of a four-year, $80 million contract.

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NBA’s Most Controversial Players Ever

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The NBA has a massive mix of personalities and talents. Here is a list of the most controversial players in NBA who would be remembered by their fans for their unique character and for their infamous incidents as well both on and off the court.

• Gilbert Arenas

Gilbert Arenas infamously brought guns into the locker room and was known for his sarcastic and negative remarks which contributed to his team’s failure.

• Ricky Davis

He created a bad reputation for himself as being on of the most selfish players in the NBA and his rude behavior cost him the second half of this career.

• John Brisker

John Brisker was infamous for provoking fights between players. In 1978, he was invited to Uganda, and after that nobody ever saw him again.

• Marvin Barnes

Marvin Barnes had a controversial career. Even after retiring, he faced several charges of burglary and drug possession.

• Calvin Murphy

Calvin Murphy had 14 children with 9 wives. He could barely even support his family(s)!

• Ron Artest

Ron Artest has the image of being the bad boy of NBA.Once he even attacked fans, for which he was handed over the longest suspension ever in the NBA.

• Dennis Rodman

This man was known for changing his hair colors frequently and also for dressing like a woman.

• Delonte West

Delonte West is the kind of player who always finds himself in trouble. Incidents like fighting with other teammates in the locker room or riding a bike with loaded firearms have kept him in the news on a regular basis.

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A Brief History Of The Interesting Game of Basketball

Basketball is a team sport, where the objective of each team being to shoot a ball through a horizontally positioned basket to score points, within a set of well-defined rules. The measurements and time limits may vary according to the format of the game. Usually, two teams of five players play on a marked rectangular court with a basket at each shorter end. Basketball is one of the world's most popular and widely viewed sports across the whole world. One reason for this popularity could be the fact that a basketball match is shorter than most other sports, taking less than an hour of actual playing time. Another reason could be that the game is fast paced and rarely is there a dull moment during a match between well-balanced teams.

It is said that the game is the brainchild of a 19th century physical education professor and instructor who devised it as a vigorous indoor game to keep his students occupied and fit during the long winters. Dr. James Naismith attached a peach basket to a 10 ft. elevated track into which students threw soccer balls. Unlike the present-day baskets used in NBA events, the peach basket retained its bottom till players realized that retrieving the ball from the basket after each successful shoot was an activity that was not very enjoyable.

The game evolved into the present day format in the following year, with many more people contributing to or editing the rules first written by Dr. Naismith. The peach baskets came to be replaced by metal hoops during the first decade of the 20th century. The ball used in the game, right from high-school basketball to international events like the Euroleague, also evolved to the present-day orange ball during the late 1950s so as to allow the ball to be visible from all corners of the stadium.

The global popularity of the sport is reflected in the nationalities represented in the NBA. Players from all six inhabited continents currently play in the NBA. Top international players began coming into the NBA in the mid-1990s. The extremely popular NBA Playoffs is an elimination tournament among sixteen teams in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference, which decides the final four teams who will play in the Conference Finals.

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The Latest From The NBA – Kobe Bryant passing Wilt Chamberlain (Los Angeles Lakers Vs. Sacramento Kings)

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the best in men's professional basketball league and one of the Big Four major sports leagues in North America. It has thirty franchised member clubs (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is widely considered to be the chief men's professional basketball league in the world. It is an active member of USA Basketball (USAB), which is recognized by FIBA (aka the International Basketball Federation), as the national governing body for basketball in the United States. It has the distinction of having players that are some of the world's best paid sportsmen (by average annual salary per player).

The NBA playoffs aim at determining the champion team begins in late April. These follow a tournament format.Each team plays an opponent in a best-of-seven series, with the first team to win four games advancing into the next round, while the other team is eliminated from the playoffs. The final playoff round is known as the NBA Finals, and is held annually in June. The victor in the NBA Finals wins the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy. Each player and major contributor—including coaches and the general manager—on the winning team receive a championship ring. In addition, the league awards the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award to the best performing player of the series.

One of the stars of the NBA, Kobe Bryant joined the Lakers in 1996 and has won 3 NBA Championships in a row from 2000-2002. He also won the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award in his 13th season, in 2009 and is a sure shot to join the Hall of Fame of the NBA.

Recently, Kobe Bryant made a piece of history by overtaking Wilt Chamberlain (who had amassed an impressive 31,419 points in his sensational career) to move to the 4^th position on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. Kobe achieved this feat in a game where he scored 19 points against the Sacramento Kings on March 30^th, 2013. The Lakers defeated the Kings 103-98 in this historical match. What made the win even more sensational was the fact that the Lakers were not poised to win even till half-time. They were trailing by 12 points after the first quarter and reduced the point difference to 4 at half time. Dwight Howard contributed to the win with 24 points while Pau Gasol put in a solid performance scoring 12 points. On the Kings team, the top scorers were Evans (21 points) and Cousins (19 points). Although it was only a regular season encounter between these two California teams, this match will have its place in the history of sports news given the significance of Bryant passing Chamberlain’s milestone.

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