Sentences with phrase «of basketball fans»

The commissioner of the proposed league, Don «Moose» Lewis, denied that racism was the motivating factor behind the restrictions on player nationality and ethnicity, claiming instead that a subset of basketball fans are interested in seeing «fundamental basketball,» rather than the» «street - ball» played by «people of color.»»

It manages to provide an enjoyable basketball experience for the whole spectrum of basketball fans; deep enough for the hardcore NBA fan, yet still approachable for the novice.

While millions of basketball fans watched NCAA March Madness playoff games this past March, more than 7,900 schools and one million students from around the nation competed in the bracket - style «March Math Madness» (MX3) contest sponsored by Utah - based, EdTech company, Imagine Learning.

Lots of basketball fans would tune in to see if LeBron James can live up to the Michael Jordan hype and win Championships.

This is Zion Williamson after all, a young phenom ostensibly from Spartanburg, S.C. who might as well live in the smartphones of basketball fans across the world.

In women's basketball's biggest moment, with it's most dominant teams playing, it captured the hearts of basketball fans everywhere.

Obviously we are a group of basketball fans, and naturally want to see the school take steps to improve the program in any way it can, but as a priority over a PAC?

In a moment, Vince Carter permanently etched a spot in the brain of every basketball fan in the world, forever.

Not exact matches

It might surprise you that Jeremy Lin, the National Basketball Association point guard known for causing «Linsanity» among New York Knick fans in 2012, has the biggest YouTube following of any American professional athlete.

As for who gets the gold medal of slackerdom, that would be basketball fans.

But away from the roar of fans and the glare of cameras, another battle involving the basketball team is brewing in a probate courtroom in its home city.

(Diehard basketball fans will remember Bill Russell, who won two of his 11 titles while filling the role of player - coach for the Boston Celtics.)

Basketball fans may as well kiss the start of the NBA season goodbye.

For basketball fans, having the right gear is a major part of representing your favorite team.

But the basketball fans aren't the only ones to take advantage of this opportunity.

Luke loved basketball — he was a fan of Clemson University's team and played travel basketball.

When he wakes up each day he thinks «How can I further deceive these basketball fans and lure them into buying my jersey... here in the NBA, where most of the players are uncorrupt and family loving men.»

It manipulates the whimsy of fan - boy power that Jared Hess explicated in his fine but critically reviled Gentlemen Bronchos (a comedy about young, would - be sci - fi novelists) and that David Gordon Green's 2000 George Washington, with its poor Southern boy wearing an old football helmet, basketball jersey, and kitchen - curtain - cape made poignant.

Basketball fans believe that they can be as certain about judgments of better and worse as chemists are in deciding whether a given compound is sugar or salt.

Treasury signed a big sponsorship deal for the Wolf Blass brand in December with the China National Basketball Association — an arm of the United States NBA powerhouse competition — in a country with 300 million basketBasketball Association — an arm of the United States NBA powerhouse competition — in a country with 300 million basketballbasketball fans.

They need to try and play more tougher teams from the mid major leagues or power five leagues and try to get more of those teams to play at the SMC.I think that would help put butts in the seats and help a little more in recruiting better players.A complaint i hear about the basketball program from fellow fans hear in tulare county is why don't they play more higher profile teams like the football team does.

I am a huge sports fan.I love nfl and college football i never get enough of it.I am a big soccer [the other football] fanatic.I like basketball, hockey, some baseball and rugby.I am a big jersey buyer i have a lot of jerseys mostly of american football and soccer.I love the strategy of football i think it is fascinating.I have been a falcons fan since 1990 when the went to all black helmets and jerseys i was a fan because of that and because of primetime deion sanders.I have been a falcons fan through thick and thin win or lose they are my team regardless of how they do.I hope to one day visit Atlanta and see them play at home in Georgia.I hope to one day see them bring back black jerseys as the home colors.I am still a fan of the run n shoot offense i truly believe it can work in the nfl if ran and merged with some two back formations and a one back three wide one tight end formation.

To the casual college basketball fan, interest waxes and wanes on the strength of the game's biggest stars.

This is a great time of the year for sports fans, with Saturday's and Sunday's filled up with football — combined with daily activity in hockey and basketball.

With your last breath you force a smile, because you know that the sweet embrace of death is the only thing that can free you from the anguish of being a Redskins / Maryland basketball fan.

The Halo device that will be on all F1 cars in 2018 is not a good - looking piece of kit, with fans comparing it to a flip - flop, basketball hoop or a Zimmer frame.

And I am saying Tennessee fans probably have, overall, higher expectations for their football team than even we do for our basketball team... so I can not even imagine some of their comment boards.

A National Basketball Association quiz to stimulate the memory and increase the knowledge of the fans

With Duke and North Carolina having played the best basketball of the season, fans yearning for a momentous college game turn their eyes to Chapel Hill and ask, Is this a preview of the March 30 national championship game in San Antonio?

The popular company has recently announced it is live streaming the NBA in high quality through desktop and mobile platforms, including this titanic matchup tonight between the Spurs and the Heat as basketball fans now have no excuses on missing any of the courtside action.

At first it's glorified intramurals, a tryout sheet posted on a bulletin board inviting women to play in front of four or five dozen fans on a shadowy floor crisscrossed by badminton, volleyball and basketball lines.

Rose will barely move the needle from a basketball perspective if not actively hurt the team when playing (or by taking minutes from Tyus) and it seems the majority of the fan base hates the move.

Fans of U-M Athletics: We want to acknowledge that our Facebook pages for Michigan Football, Basketball, and Athletics have been hacked.

I call this «the battle of which teams fans hold there purses tighter when the basketball player shares a elevator with them»

With the NCAA Tournament roaring and then NBA Playoffs around the corner, Dan Rubenstein takes a moment to wake up sports fans who are asleep at the wheel and praying at the alter of the single thing doing the most damage to basketball, the slam dunk.

Last December, fights among fans of rival high school basketball teams in Rochester, N.Y. prompted a ban of spectators from games for a month.

With the staggering amount of NBA Mock Drafts that get made every year by Diehard basketball fans, this one by basketball writer, Jared Dubin, is by far the best and most entertaining one yet.

Bios aren't really my thing, but here goes: I grew up in Syracuse, NY so naturally I had no choice but to be influenced by and become a huge fan of Jim Boeheim and Syracuse basketball.

Michigan's official basketball Twitter account summed up the feeling of every Wolverine fan after Andrew Harrison's shot went in with 2.6...

There were a lot of unhappy Michigan basketball fans following Tuesday's double OT loss to Northwestern, and rightfully so.

I'm a fan of exciting basketball, team basketball, all out effort, passion.

Bandy is the head coach of the basketball program for the College of Faith, which shares little in common with any college basketball program even the most dedicated college basketball fan has ever heard of.

So it's a tough case of the coach needs to calm the fears of the fans, be able to provide some hope, while at the same time, re-establishing our basketball culture and rebuilding the program.

The most the average basketball fan knows of Lucas Nogueira is that his draft rights have already toured two countries and a hat can't come close to containing his hair.

What basketball there was took place before throngs of three or four fans in small gymnasiums with leaky roofs and buckling floors.

The Wildcats» basketball fan base is one of the largest in the country, much bigger than Arkansas».

If the Twins are within three games of first place at the end of August, I will write fan fiction about Joe Mauer's twins being rivals with Buster Posey's twins at summer basketball camp, only to realize they have lots in common, which helps them band together against a common enemy, Mr. McGarnle, the mean - spirited counselor from across the lake.

Wisconsin fans packed a Manhattan bar in horrible weather at 10 a.m. in honor of a bad basketball team — and had a blast

Fan of basketball — Rip City baby!

I love the NBA playoffs, but even as one of the world's biggest basketball fans, I'd probably rather watch these crazy dogs do crazy things for hours upon hours.