Men's Basketball Basketball is a sport that has been around for a long time. Although baseball is the American sport, basketball is a worldly sport. It is played all over the world. Some of the greatest athletes of all time were basketball players. I know not one person who has not heard the name Michael Jordan, the greatest player of all time. Basketball takes skill, coordination, and agility. Its not like football where you have one job and you learn to that one job to the best of your albility. In basketball you have many jobs and you need to do each job to the best of your ability. Its not like baseball where you have to worry about the weather delaying the game.