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As part of our weekly section The Empire of NBA Numbers, we will continue to talk about basketball statistics. Today, value has become the mantra for serious basketball fans who miss standard statistics and look into such indicators as effective field goal percentage (EFG%) and true shooting percentage (TS%). The free throw is almost as […] More

The shooting guard of the Atlanta Hawks, Vince Carter, has quite possibly played the last game in his career. In an NBA regular-season game against the New York Knicks, Carter came on as a late substitute. The 43-year-old veteran was noted for a three-point shot. All this happened after the information about the suspension of […] More

We will continue our weekly section – Basketball Players outside of sports. Today we will tell you about Shaquille O’Neal, Kevin Durant, and James Harden. And some unique facts about them. What connection does Kevin Durant and the weather have? Who is the most party-goer among basketball players? You’ll find out about it here. “Shaq […] More

We have seen the rapid growth of revenues in the NBA thanks to through nine-year television $ 24 billion deal with ESPN and TNT. Today, 51 NBA players have an annual salary of over $ 20 million. Also, basketball players are increasingly making money from advertising. 11 players receive at least $ 9 million a […] More

Did you know that a half-century ago, the NBA was going through tough times? People preferred baseball and football to basketball. Thus, the NBA had no chance of success. In the 1980/81 season, only 16 teams were profitable, out of 23. The finals were not broadcasted live. Moreover, viewers could not watch recorded games even […] More

Basketball is passed through genes.  After all, so many stories are known about sons of famous NBA basketball players going the way of their parents.  And often even surpass them.  Today we are going to look at a few examples. Melvin Booker and his son Devin. Melvin Booker spent two seasons in the NBA, playing […] More

Fearlessness and charisma – two qualities of truly great players such as Dwayne Wade, Russell Westbrook, and Kyrie Irving. So what are these great sports stars outside the playground? Dwyane Wade, as many believe, is the most elegant sportsman. It’s no wonder that a documentary on the Miami Heat’s player Dwyane Wade came out on […] More

As they say, statistics have no favorites. In endless brawls and ratings, which are usually subjective, cold numbers are an essential basis without prejudice. In our weekly section, we will talk only about the most up-to-date and useful information in American basketball. Let’s analyze the team metrics and player’s metrics. It will be interesting! Individual […] More

Last time we talked about the tallest NBA players. Experience has proven that not all of them were so successful. Therefore, maybe the height is not so important. Let’s see, now it’s the turn of the shortest basketball players. 1. Muggsy Bogues(5.3 ft.) Bogues is the shortest basketball player in NBA history. However, he managed to […] More

35-year-old LeBron James has shown almost the best result in his basketball career, playing for the Lakers since 2018. But a sudden injury in December 2019, and then coronavirus kick-up, which resulted in the season hold-off, threw him off his stride. James joined the Los Angeles Lakers after eight consecutive gettings into the NBA Finals. […] More

There is no constancy in sports and even the best players give way to a new generation from time to time. We decided to think of the future and offer the TOP 7 players in 2025. 1. Giannis Antetokounmpo is in the first place. At he is 25, he has already managed to become the […] More