9781422288009 Players & the Game Around the World

Text-Dependent Questions 1. What sport does basketball have to compete with in Latin America and Africa? 2. Describe what Basketball without Borders does. 3. Who is Satnam Singh Bhamara? 4. Explain why basketball can be a force for peace in the Middle East. 5. Why did the Communist party in China like basketball so much?

All this means that one nation’s economy can’t be pulled out separately from all the rest: whatever helps or hurts one will end up affecting all the others as well. Culturally, we also share ideas and viewpoints around the world. People not only move from country to coun- try more than they once did, but we also communicate far more easily today. The Internet has been a powerful tool for globalization. And so has professional basketball. The NBA has brought a piece of American culture to countries around the globe, while at the same time, those countries are sending their players to the NBA. Basketball is crossing borders. It’s linking people together in a global community that has one big thing in common: they all love basketball and its superstar players.

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