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Personal Narrative: My First Basketball
Basketball is a very aggressive, fun, and intense sport that I like to play. It was created by James Naismith in 1861. He also designed the first football helmet. The first basketball game was played in 1891 at what is now Springfield College. My favorite position to play in the game is defense. I love to play defense because it’s so fun to block the other team’s shots and also I like stealing the ball from them and then scoring a layup. I also like to play offense because it’s so exciting when I score points for my team. I like juking people, which means getting past them, and shooting three-pointers and doing all the fancy moves like behind the back, between the legs, crossovers, and the spin move.
Basketball is one of the coolest sports that I like to watch. A few weeks ago my mom and I went to the opening night of the season for the Denver Nuggets. It was my mom’s first NBA basketball game at the Pepsi Center. It was also a special night for the Nuggets because they retired Dikembe Mutombo’s #55 jersey. They faced off against the Portland Trail Blazer’s it was a really close game and the Nuggets almost won but in the end they lost. …show more content…
I like Lebron because he can shoot 3 pointers, drive to the basket and dunk. Lebron plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers with Kyrie Irving who is also a really good player. Lebron is 6’ 8” and he’s 250 lb and he’s really famous. I play on a competitive club team called Elevation Flyers. I have been playing on this team for almost a year. There are about ten players on my team. Last season we won the fall JAM Tournament and it was a close game. When it was half way through the game I jumped around 2 feet off the ground to intercept the ball for my team and it was the best moment of the game for me. I am getting ready to start the winter season and I hope we go to the championship again. Basketball is a great sport and I want to keep on playing
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