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Get to know your NBA history and basics of the game called basketball, as well as learning about Olympic basketball! See what teams have won the NBA championship each season, which players were NBA All-Stars, which individual NBA players and NBA teams hold records. All of this hoops info plus more is all ready for your consumption.

  1. NBA All-Star Game & Events
  2. NBA Playoffs & Finals
  3. NBA Draft
  4. Olympics Basketball

NBA All-Star Game & Events

Being an NBA All-Star is a highly regarded honor as NBA fans and NBA coaches vote an NBA player in based on their performance, and of course, popularity. Either way, NBA All-Star festivities provide a nice break during the regular season gives a chance for the stars to shine over a three-day period. Check the results and awards!

NBA Playoffs & Finals

It is the goal of every single NBA team during the regular season - to make the NBA playoffs. And once they get in the postseason, the goal changes to winning it all and winning the NBA Finals. Find out each NBA team's playoff history, which team won the NBA title each year, as well as those NBA players that elevated their games and/or their team's performances to make it into the annals of the NBA postseason.

NBA Draft

Before an NBA player can make his mark on the league, he must excel in college or on the international level. Then, comes the part when each respective player sweats - the NBA Draft. See who's been drafted in past years and if you've wondered how the NBA Draft Lottery works, you can find the answer here.

Olympics Basketball

Learn the basics of Olympics basketball - how to qualify, its rules and regulations, and past Olympics results in the game of basketball. Also find out where some past Olympic basketball stars are and who played on the 2008 Team USA that won the gold medal.

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