Basketball Sports is a wonderful game playing with the team. James Naismith was an inventor of basketball sport and it was released in 1891 in the U.S. country. James Naismith is a physical education instructor in Canada. Nowadays more countries play basketball because basketball is the famous game in the sports. The world has 200 national basketball teams that are playing well with good talent. Basketball is the best exercise sport it will grow our height instantly. Each basketball team has 5 players to play because it’s giving clear visibility. The United States is a popular so that has 16 gold medals in basketball winning.
Famous Basketball Players in the World
LeBron James
LeBron James is an American Basketball Player. He was born on 1984, December 30 in Akron, United States. He started playing basketball in 2003. King James, The Akron Hammer, and The L-Train are the nicknames of the Lebron James. LeBron James Height is 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) and Weight is 250 lb (113 kg).
Awards: NBA All-Rookie Team (2004), NBA Rookie of the Year Award (2004), NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant MVP Award (2006, 2008, 2018), NBA All-Defensive Team ( 2011 2012,2013), Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year (2012, 2016, 2020), NBA Most Valuable Player Award (2010, 2012, 2013), NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award (2013, 2016, 2020), Best NBA Player ESPY Award (2016, 2017,2018), Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year (2016, 2018, 2020), All-NBA Team (2021, 2020, 2019)
Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan is a Former Basketball Player and Businessman of America. Michael Jordan was born on 1963, February 17 in New York. Michael Jordan started playing basketball in 1984. His Airness, Money, MJ, Goat, and Air Jordan are the Nickname of Michael Jordan.
Awards: NBA All-Rookie Team (1985), NBA Rookie of the Year Award (1985), NBA Most Valuable Player Award (1992, 1996, 1998), NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant MVP Award (1988,1996,1998), NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award (1988), NBA All-Defensive Team (1996, 1997, 1998), NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award (1996, 1997, 1998), All-NBA Team (1996, 1997, 1998), Best NBA Player ESPY Award (1997, 1998, 1999), Presidential Medal of Freedom (2016)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a Former Basketball Player of America. He was born on 1947, April 16 in Harlem, New York. The Tower from Power, Lew, and The Big ‘A’ is the Nickname of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the best player from 1969 to 1989. He has also won many titles.
Awards: Naismith Men’s College Player of the Year (1969), NBA Rookie of the Year Award (1970), NBA All-Rookie Team (1970), NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award (1971, 1985), NBA Most Valuable Player Award (1976, 1977, 1980), NBA All-Defensive Team (1979, 1980, 1981), All-NBA Team (1981, 1984, 1986), Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year (1985), NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Children’s (2013), Presidential Medal of Freedom (2016)
Magic Johnson
Magic Johnson is a Former American Basketball Player and Businessman of America. Magic Johnson was born on 1963, February 17 in New York. Magic Johnson’s Nicknames are Rawal, Magic, Buck, and E.J. the Deejay. Magic Johnson started playing basketball in 1979.
Awards: NBA All-Rookie Team (1980), NBA Most Valuable Player Award (1987, 1989,1990), NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award (1980, 1982, 1987), All-NBA Team (1989, 1990, 1991), NAACP Image Award (1992), NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant MVP Award (1990, 1992), The BET Honors Award for Corporate Citizen (2009), NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work (2009 ), National Basketball Association Awards – J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (1992), BET Humanitarian Award (2003), Lifetime Achievement Award (2019)
Shaquille O’Neal
Shaquille O’Neal is the best American former basketball player. He was born on 1972, March 6 in Newark, United States. He is also called by nicknames like MDE, Shaq, Shaq Daddy, Superman, and Big Shamrock. He started playing basketball in 1992.
Awards: NBA Rookie of the Year Award (1993), NBA All-Rookie Team (1993), Adolph Rupp Trophy (1991), Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year (1991), SEC Player of the Year (1991, 1992), USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (1994), UPI College Basketball Player of the Year (1991), NBA Most Valuable Player Award (2000), NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award (2000,2001, 2002), NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant MVP Award (2000,2004, 2009), Kids’ Choice Award for Favorite Male Athlete (2000, 2007, 2011), NBA All-Defensive Team (2000, 2001, 2003), All-NBA Team (2004, 2005, 2006), Best NBA Player ESPY Award (2001,2002), BET Award for Sportsman of the Year (2005)
Larry Bird
Larry Bird is an American Basketball coach and Former Basketball player. He was born on 1956, December 7 in West Baden, United States. Larry Legend, The Hick from French Lick, Kodak, and The Great White Hope is the Nicknames of Larry Bird. Larry Bird started playing basketball on October 12, 1979.
Awards: Naismith Men’s College Player of the Year (1979), John R. Wooden Award (1979), Oscar Robertson Trophy (1979), Adolph Rupp Trophy (1979), NCAA Division I Player of the Year (1979), UPI College Basketball Player of the Year (1979), Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year (1979), Missouri Valley Conference Men’s Basketball Larry Bird Player of the Year (1978, 1979), NBA Most Valuable Player Award (1984, 1985, 1986), NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award (1984, 1986), NBA Rookie of the Year Award (1980), NBA All-Rookie Team (1980), NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant MVP Award (1982), NBA All-Defensive Team (1982, 1983, 1984), All-NBA Team (1986, 1987, 1988), Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year (1986), NBA Coach of the Year Award (1998), NBA Executive of the Year Award (2012), Lifetime Achievement Award (2019)
Wilt Chamberlain
Wilton Norman Chamberlain is a Former American Basketball Player. He was born on 1936, August 21 in Philadelphia, United States. Goliath, Wilt the Stilt, and The Big Dipper are the nicknames of Wilt Chamberlain. Wilt Chamberlain was the best basketball player from 1958 to 1973.
Awards: NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player – Men (1957), NBA Rookie of the Year Award (1960), NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant MVP Award (1960), NBA Most Valuable Player Award (1966, 1967, 1968), All-NBA Team (1966, 1967, 1968), NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award (1972), NBA All-Defensive Team (1972, 1973)
Bill Russell
Bill Russell is an American Former Basketball Player. He was born in 1934, on 12 February in West Monroe, United States. Bill Russell’s Nicknames are Bill, Mr. 11 Rings, and The Secretary of Defense. Bill Russell started playing basketball in 1956 and Bill Russell did not continue playing after the 1968–69 season.
Awards: NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player – Men (1955), All-NBA Team (1959, 1963, 1965), NBA All-Defensive Team (1969), NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant MVP Award (1963), NBA Most Valuable Player Award (1962, 1963, 1965), Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year (1968), Presidential Medal of Freedom (2011), Lifetime Achievement Award (2017), Arthur Ashe Courage Award (2019)
Tim Duncan
Tim Duncan is a Former American Basketball Player. He was born on 1976, April 25 in Saint Croix, Virgin Islands. Tim Duncan’s Basketball Playing Career continued from 1997 to 2016. The Stone Buddha, Timmy, The Big Fundamental, Groundhog Day, and Old Man Riverwalk are the nicknames of Tim Duncan.
Awards: John R. Wooden Award (1997), Naismith Men’s College Player of the Year (1997), Oscar Robertson Trophy (1997), NABC Defensive Player of the Year (1995, 1996, 1997), Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year (1997), Sporting News Men’s College Basketball Player of the Year (1997), Best Male College Basketball Player ESPY Award (1997), NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award (1999, 2003, 2005), NBA All-Rookie Team (1998), NBA Rookie of the Year Award (1998), Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year (1996, 1997), NBA Most Valuable Player Award (2002, 2003), Best NBA Player ESPY Award (2000, 2003), NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant MVP Award (2000), Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year (2003), USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (2003), NBA All-Defensive Team (2005, 2007, 2008), All-NBA Team (2005, 2007, 2013), Twyman–Stokes Teammate of the Year Award (2015)
Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant is one of the best Basketball Players in America. He was born on 1978, August 23, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. His Nicknames were IZZO, KB-24, Neo, Ocho, Lord of the Rings, The Dagger, Three Rings, Kob-Me and Kobe Wan Kenobi. He started his basketball career in 1996 at 18 years old.
Awards: Naismith Boy’s High School Player of the Year (1996), NBA All-Rookie Team (1997), BET Award for Sportsman of the Year (2002, 2003, 2008), Under Armour Undeniable Performance ESPY Award (2006), NBA Most Valuable Player Award (2008), NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant MVP Award ( 2007,2009, 2011), NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award (2009, 2010), Best NBA Player ESPY Award (2008, 2010), NBA All-Defensive Team (2009, 2010, 2011), All-NBA Team (2011, 2012, 2013), ESPY Icon Award (2016), Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film (Dear Basketball) (2018)
