Put simple, the impact of having a game like basketball has done many things to the betterment of our society. Had other sports not seen how much safety was imperative to a game, the sports of today would be considered war games, with brutal hits and gore becoming a norm in aggressive sports like football and lacrosse. According to John Gosset, who has a vast knowledge about Naismith, one might think he was his childhood friend, the invention of basketball influenced other more aggressive sports by making them safer with items like padding on the goal posts in football, and other items of that sort. I think that basketball also influenced these other more physical sports because of the pads and safety gear a player wears in the sports that were implemented subsequently after the basketball boom.
Abbi Huderle, the Director at the Booth Family Hall of Athletics at Kansas State University says that "It’s one of the sports that kids can start at a young age, so it helps them learn sportsmanship and encourages physical activity in people of all ages." One might argue that other sports allow this too but most other sports have an age requirement -- young boys and girls can't play football at a young age because it is so merciless. Young kids aren't coordinated enough to swing a heavy bat at a tiny, hard ball. Plus, if the child misses the ball, the ball will hit them and that will hurt. So that rules out baseball. I can keep going down the list but it is important to know that basketball is a lot safer and less physical than most other sports.
Basketball is so big that it has it's own industry now. The statistics will show different ideas about the value, and ranks of people and things pertaining to basketball.
Abbi Huderle, the Director at the Booth Family Hall of Athletics at Kansas State University says that "It’s one of the sports that kids can start at a young age, so it helps them learn sportsmanship and encourages physical activity in people of all ages." One might argue that other sports allow this too but most other sports have an age requirement -- young boys and girls can't play football at a young age because it is so merciless. Young kids aren't coordinated enough to swing a heavy bat at a tiny, hard ball. Plus, if the child misses the ball, the ball will hit them and that will hurt. So that rules out baseball. I can keep going down the list but it is important to know that basketball is a lot safer and less physical than most other sports.
Basketball is so big that it has it's own industry now. The statistics will show different ideas about the value, and ranks of people and things pertaining to basketball.
Statistics and Facts -
- The NBA's top franchise (New York Knicks) is worth 1.4 billion dollars, with the Los Angeles Lakers finishing close behind with a net value of $1.35 billion.
- Part of the industry of basketball is apparel and accessories. These include: arm sleeves, shoes, basketballs, socks, underwear, headbands, basic garments, and the list goes on... These things value from $14.99 (Nike Elite Socks) to $1,999.99 (Yeezy "Red October")
- Kobe Bryant, the league's highest paid player has a net salary of 64.5 million dollars a year, whereas the most important man in the United States, Barack Obama makes only a fraction of that -- $569,000 a year (net salary).
- The 13 original rules of basketball written by James Naismith has a value of $2 million, and is being auctioned off.
- 110 countries from 5 different continents have leagues for basketball.
- 26.3 million people is about how many people watch one NBA game on television.
- 1 ticket's cost ranges from $30.20 - $123.38 (2014-15)
- The attendance for an NBA game ranges from 15,625 people all the way to 19,988 people. (average)