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 Dear Reader,

 Is it me, or does the picture above keep showing up recently? Every single day I see a basketball, whether it's in a gym, driveway, or bedroom. I even see it on TV, sitting back and relaxing, watching some NBA. But aside from that, I hope you, reader, that your favorite sport is basketball. If it's not, than there's no point in reading this. Now, take a moment real quick, and imagine the world without basketball...Weird, right?

 Okay, let's get things straight: If you're reading this now, then your favorite sport **must** be basketball, because this article may show no interest at all to you. But to me, it interests me a lot! I love the game of basketball! It's my favorite sport. Everything about it is just so appealing: Jerseys, basketballs, stadiums! EVerything! But now, I would like you to think about my first question: Can you imagine the world without basketball? I certainly can! I think that the world without basketball would be a lot different. For instance; imagine the multi-billionare stadiums that share a stadium for two sports. Their salary would get cut half of the original profit they make. The TD BankNorth Garden shares two sports' teams, which are the Boston Bruins and the Boston Celtics. Think about it! If the Boston Celtics never existed, then the money made at the Garden wouldn't make nearly as much without basketball.

 Concluding from the last paragraph, basketball would be a lot different in many other ways. For example, considering that basketball is one of the most popular sports ever created, without it, the world's most popular sport would be soccer! All of the popular basketball stars like Lebron James, Michael Jordan, Paul Pierce, they wouldn't have any side of "popularity" to them. ||


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