Basketball Court

I enter this huge court where the cold stings your hands in winter and the nice breeze refresh you in summer, but unfortunately it was empty.

Seeing it empty made me go back in time, go back with my sweet memories when I used to walk into that enormous room and couldn't find a place to sit. I started to remember the kids' playing and shouting; those little children with their innocent smiles waiting for that great game to start. I began to recall those proud parents and families counting the minutes even the seconds to see their boys writing history and achieving what has been achieved. All those sweet memories and all those cheerful moments were of a great and beautiful game called "basketball" played in this outstanding court.

This basketball court filled our life with challenges, action, joy and excitement. Generations after generations have grown up going to this same court cheering for their favorite teams and their great players; I know I did.. But sadly, no such days exist anymore. An empty court and tepid feelings are all we get now.

I might just be a fan of this great game but I'm a hurting fan who wishes those days come back once again, wishes this court beat with life again, and wishes for new generations that love the game the way we used to.. Hope one day things will work out for a better future, better games and better days where once again Jordanian Basketball will have its prints on the game and will regain its fame.

Zain Compete Riyadi and Leaves To Tahran Today

Zain has achieved a big victory on Riyadi 127-71 yesterday in a friendly game which was in Prince Hamzah Hussein Youth City, as a final preparations for the team before the planned travel today to the Iranian capital Tehran for the 13 AFC West Asia of basketball, which is held there during the period of 8 to 14 March.

This big win lift the moral spirit for Zain player morale of players who are looking for more than one target, which is to hope to achieve the title which is absent from the coffers of the club, as well as qualifying for the finals of the Asia League.

The mission is headed by Secretary of the club Montaser Abu Rosa , Maz Trakh as technical director and Ruslan Soobzokov as assistant coach, Adel Shreim as administrative and Louay as processors and provisions of international Ahmed Al-Khader and Naser Abu-Rashid, a journalist colleague, Mohamed Hussein, and12 players are: Osama Douglas , Enver Soobzokov, Ayman Dais, Zaid Al Khas , Mohammed Hamdan, Moussa Al Awadi, Fadel Najjar , Jamal al- Ma'ayteh and Khaldoun Abu Roukea and Moussa Bashir, Antirio Leyte, and Rashim Wright who is on loan temporarily to Mehram Iran supposed to join the team.

Zain 127 - Riyadi 71

Zain tightened his grip on Riyadi ahead 11-5 and based on the first series, consisting of Osama Douglas, Mohammed Hamdan, Enver Soobzokov, Ayman Dais and Jamal Ma'ayteh. They have continued this superiority 17-7 squad, despite the attempts from Riyadi Seif Amer and Youssef and Issa Kamel, Ali Jamal, Faisal Khair. However, Zain ended the first period 35-17

According to an agreement between two team the plate returned to zero, and Riyadi began the second period better and provide 13-9 through the involvement of Ahmed Abu Bakr, Mahmoud MAF and Malek Khashan, Ala' Balbisi and Ali Jamal, before Zain return and impose its dominance once again taking advantage of three-pointers, Enver Soobzokov and Moussa Al Awadi and Antirio Leyte, with defensive and offensive contributions directly from Fadel Najjar and Zaid Al Khas to come back to Zain progress, ending the period 29-16.

Things didn’t change in the third and fourth quarters, where Zain continued superiority with the involvement of all players and finished the third period 31-17 and the last period has witnessed the best performance of Riyadi, although the reviews of the players' skills , especially Khaldoun Abu Rokea, the period ends with Zain victory by 32-21, the final result was 127-71

The Mission leaves today..

Zain's mission supposed to get entry visas to Iranian territory this morning, the Iranian embassy in Amman opens its doors "exceptional" to give their visas to members of the mission, noting that the date of travel in accordance with the booking is at the fourth afternoon, and the mission stops in Doha airport for 5 hours, and arrive in Tehran early Sunday 

Great Dunk From Mohammad Hamdan