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Player Image
The influence of a player who only thinks about themselves and teams where everyone wants to be the star player and are narcissists, coordinate poorly during games which causes the team to have very little chemistry with one another. "NBA cares" is a special program that addresses Valid social issues and global social responsibilities which helps Cease the narcissistic situation and connects the players together. Narcissists tends to be entitled, arrogant, lack empathy and have an inflated sense of their own self-importance. Most highly skilled players get the most lucrative contracts, and there seems to be a long leash for narcissistic behavior, as long as the skills are there, but research largely fails to take into account how narcissists might affect the performance of the team. Teams with more narcissistic players tended to have fewer assists and, in turn, didn’t perform as well. Assists capture players’ willingness to prioritize the team and sacrifice the personal glory of scoring points by sharing the ball and allowing others to score.

NBA Corporation
The Head of the NBA Corporation took Integral precautions during covid which caused players to play ball differently such as having virtual fans. Although there is little information about how coaches responded, a lot of non-professional basketball players, even celebrities, were open to virtual fans. Yet not everyone agreed with the work changing conditions. There was conflict between players, management, and even owners but the relationship reflects the mindset that they should avoid conflict.

Social Media
Being a professional athlete usually requires a person to have some type of connection to social media which could connect them to different sponsors and advertisements which means more money would be coming in along. With that money a player would be looked at as a celebrity and when being such an Influencer, that player has to watch the things they say publicly and how they move. The actions that players, coaches, and league officials may take on social media can affect public perception and influence the league’s image.

IBL Age Rule
Players must enter the NBA at least 19 years of age. The same goes for players overseas, however, in the WNBA domestic players can enter at the age of 22 but international players can enter at the age of 20. Additionally, players must have already graduated from a four-year college or university or graduated during the three-month period following the draft.

Game-related Statistic
Players play more comfortably when they are playing at home rather than when they are playing away. This comfort is reflected in final game stats whether it is points, steals, assists, etc. Reasons for this can be familiarity, crowd support, travel fatigue, etc.

Page I want to contribute to: National Basketball Association

Page I want to create: How the game has changed over the years. Small edit to: National Basketball Association

Section: International influence

'''Source: Kawashiri, K. (2020). The societal influence of the nba. Scholar  Commons. Santa clara university. The Societal Influence of the NBA (scu.edu)'''

Sentence of small edit with citation: The owner of the NBA over the past decade has actively been internationalizing the game by recruiting potential international players and expanding overseas markets.