NBA Fever: One Woodinville Resident Explains

What is NBA fever you may ask? It's something that most die-hard sports fans have to deal with everyday during the NBA season. It's the ever-lasting feeling of wanting to watch your favorite athletes day after day after day on TV. It's the feeling of disappointment when you miss a jaw-dropping play. It's the feeling of complete happiness when your team advances to the next round of the playoffs. It's the feeling of nervousness when your team is down 2 points with 1.2 left on the clock and your star player is out with 6 fouls.

These are the moments that fans with NBA Fever live for. They want to watch every second of every game. They want to be there, sitting on their couch, watching Lebron James hit the game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer. They want to see Dwyane Wade do a reverse lay-up while getting knocked down onto the court. They want to see Kevin Garnett and Dirk get up in each others faces and exchange some words! These fans live and breathe NBA basketball.

And so do I.

Some may not understand why people like me care SO much about the NBA or any other Professional Sports Team for that matter. I love the NFL, the WNBA and the NBA.

I am an athlete myself, and seeing other athletes make it so far with their dreams and goals is really just inspiring to put it in simple words. Most of the NBA players didn't come from big, rich families that got them everything they ever wanted growing up. They came from the same place like you and me live right now. Just normal people, living our lives, not sure what will be around the corner.

And that's why I have so much respect for all of the athletes. They all work so hard to get where they want to be and to see them all go up against each other, the best on the best, is well...breathtaking!

Now, some of you still might not be convinced on why watching 10 guys on a small court dribble a basketball up and down the court for 48 minutes is fun. Well, the fun part is not watching the ball dribble up and down the court. It's what the people do with the ball that's spectacular.

Can you jump 10ft off of the ground and dunk a basketball with one hand while 2 guys are shoving you and trying to rip the ball out of your hands?

Didn't think so...

Can you make Ray Allen just about break his ankles as you do a crossover dribble in between your legs and score a basket with your left hand?

No? Oh...

Can you make a basket 47 feet away (half-court length) from the hoop as the buzzer is ticking down?

As you can tell, what these athletes do everyday is nothing less than extraordinary. People would kill for those types of skills and for the athletes that actually get to show off their talents to the entire world is amazing. They are on the biggest stage, living the life, and sharing their skills for the whole world.

NBA basketball is not just sport where guys get paid millions of dollars to play basketball. It's the sport that people all across the world enjoy to watch. It's the sport that makes you excited to see what's happening next. It's the sport that will always be a part of my life and hopefully you can make it part of yours. 

Turn on the TV, relax, lay back, and watch some amazing athletes do their jobs.