The game of basketball has boomed from peach baskets, playgrounds, and tiny gymnasiums to multi-media presentations, tax-increasing coliseums, and teenage multi-millionaires. With all of its popularity, a serious question looms in the atmosphere that surrounds the sport. Is the game really better today as opposed to a generation past, or has the drive for scholarships, professional contracts, and sneaker endorsements caused a simple ball to bounce the wrong way? When the Game Was Just a Game is a comparative look at the ...
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The game of basketball has boomed from peach baskets, playgrounds, and tiny gymnasiums to multi-media presentations, tax-increasing coliseums, and teenage multi-millionaires. With all of its popularity, a serious question looms in the atmosphere that surrounds the sport. Is the game really better today as opposed to a generation past, or has the drive for scholarships, professional contracts, and sneaker endorsements caused a simple ball to bounce the wrong way? When the Game Was Just a Game is a comparative look at the game of basketball from a time when a semi-worn spherical object surrounded by a group of young players provided healthy competition, self-esteem, and friendships to a time marred by too much organization, parental involvement, and expectations exemplified and fostered by modern society.
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