Alan Olmos plays basketball.

According to facts about basketball, it is well-known in many countries and is one of the most viewed sports in the world. On August 5, 1976, the NBA was created. Four hundred and fifty million people play basketball around the world. You can play it competitively or just for fun. In a random survey of 10 Morton East students, 50% said they play basketball, and 60% said they don’t play basketball.

“Basketball doesn’t give you problems; you bounce it, and it goes back up,” Senior Alan Olmos once said.

For Alan, basketball never gave him any issues but made him want to become better.

“Basketball takes a lot of time and effort to get better; it doesn’t just happen overnight,” Angel Rodriguez said.