How to get into basketball?

[SeekerOfChrist94]

I'll be honest, I'm not much of a sports person. Never was. I'd like to start watching basketball games. How can I become more knowledgeable about the sport and the players, stats, etc.?

 

[ImAllLikeOkWaitWat]

Watch the game, get a friend who knows the game and ask them as many questions as they can stand.

 

[SeekerOfChrist94]

Watch the game, get a friend who knows the game and ask them as many questions as they can stand.

I don't have any friends who watch basketball.

 

[RC1970]

I'll be honest, I'm not much of a sports person. Never was. I'd like to start watching basketball games. How can I become more knowledgeable about the sport and the players, stats, etc.?

First read the Wikipedia entry for basketball, then find a professional team to follow and make notes of the jargon the announcers use. Lookup any terms or concepts you don't understand.

 

[SeekerOfChrist94]

First read the Wikipedia entry for basketball, then find a professional team to follow and make notes of the jargon the announcers use. Lookup any terms or concepts you don't understand.

Thanks

 

[OwainK]

I'll be honest, I'm not much of a sports person. Never was. I'd like to start watching basketball games. How can I become more knowledgeable about the sport and the players, stats, etc.?

You can watch games online for free. Find out the latest fixtures and games, and watch them online through live streaming or watching highlights, or could watch full games. Just type into Google "watch online ____ vs _____ and the date", you'll get tons of sites with live streams come up. But be careful that you have a good anti virus system on your computer because pop up ads do come up.

You could use wikipedia to learn about the leagues, the teams and who play for them. There are also Basketball league websites you can go on, and some even analytical websites like Basketball Statistics and History | Basketball-Reference.com and Basketball Stats: Results, Standings - Accurate Basketball Statistics to keep up with the scores and of course the official NBA site NBA.com/Stats to learn about the players and stats

You may also be able to see some stars, players, teams and skills on youtube

Hope that helps