Today, we focus on the popular sport Basketball and a famous basketball player, Michael Jordan.
My favorite sport is basketball. It is a very iconic sport in which one is supposed to shoot the ball into the hoop and like in most games, the most amount of points decides who the winner is.
In a game, there are generally five players but it may also vary between three to four players as well. For alternative games, there are also 1v1s although they are not necessarily the main game.
There are a few major rules or fouls for which a player maybe penalised.
First, there is the double dribble, which is a foul and called for when one dribbles the ball with two hands instead of one, a few ways to escape this foul would be either to pass or shoot.
Another unacceptable act maybe a move known as carry which is when one carries the ball in his hand, generally upwards and does not dribble.
Next, there is another illegal move known as traveling. This is when one has control of the ball with two hands but takes over two steps.
Then there is a normal foul which takes place when one player hits another or knocks another.
There are also many leading times as of now, the top three being Lakers, Atlanta Hawks and Detroit Pistons. Personally, my favourite team is Lakers and my favorite player is LeBron James. Basketball provides exercise and is incredibly entertaining and develops team spirit .
Kavindrra Samarasekera,
Grade 8
Colombo International School
Colombo 7