truth‚ nevertheless‚ this alone is insufficient to establish firm ground to judge and generalize people as can be seen with the stereotypical examples of Islam oppressing women‚ all religious people being ascetics and all African-Americans being good at basketball. In the post 9/11 era‚ being a Muslim automatically brings negative connotations in many Western societies and one of these connotations is the casual stereotype that Muslim women are oppressed in their societies from their Niqab
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There are three reasons as to why Perry Wallace should have played basketball because he affected the Southeastern Conference division during 1967. The first reason was when he started to play basketball and began his career. The second reason is that he made the dunk the main skill and move he used in college. Perry also made the dunk a great skill throughout the world today. The final reason is how Perry Wallace helped African- American college players actually have a chance at playing sports in college
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Which basketball team has been with the NBA since it’s birth and has broken many records? In Springfield‚ Massachusetts‚ James Naismith in 1891. The first baskets were peach baskets while the backboards were just wires. The NBA was founded on June 6‚ 1946 as the Basketball Association‚ BAA‚ but it became the NBA‚ or National Basketball Association on August 3‚ 1949 after merging with the National Basketball League‚ NBL. Which team made all the records? The Warriors! They are the four time Finals
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Michael Jordan INFO Jordan‚ Michael (1963–)‚ American basketball player considered by many the greatest player in the history of the game. Standing 6 feet 6 inches tall‚ Jordan played both guard and forward. Above all‚ he has the uncanny ability‚ evidenced time and again in his professional career‚ to "take over" a game in its critical closing moments and ensure a victory for his team. Early in his career his athleticism‚ particularly his seeming ability to hover in midair while making dunk
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LeBron Raymone James (/ləˈbrɒn/; born December 30‚ 1984)‚ nicknamed "King James"‚ is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) small forward who has also played as a power forward‚ he has been an NBA champion‚ the NBA Finals MVP‚ a three-time NBA MVP‚ and the NBA Rookie of the Year. James is a nine-time NBA All-Star‚ and has been named to eight All-NBA teams and four All-Defensive teams. He is also the Cleveland
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Michael Jordan: The Greatest of All Time The game of basketball has grown rapidly since Dr. James Naismith invented the game at Springfield College in December 1891. Basketball is now the most popular indoor sport in the world‚ and it has made billions of dollars for leagues like the NBA (National Basketball Association). It has been over a century since the first game of basketball was played and throughout all of the different eras basketball has been through no player has been more dominant than
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Ming an inspiration to any basketball player. He was a chinese athlete who was the first to play in the NBA. He did not get there easily. It took pride‚ power‚ and dedication. He started basketball when he was kid. His parents taught him the game(Young 16). His parents were both professional basketball players(Young 15-16). His father was on the Chinese National Team(Young 15-16). His mother played in the olympics for the chinese(Young 15-16). Yao didn’t like basketball at first it started to grow
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Michael Jordan Thesis: Michael Jordan was the greatest basketball player in the NBA. I. Michael Jordan played NBA‚ known as National basketball Association A. He played for the Chicago Bulls B. He led the Bulls 6 championship rings C. Jordan was named the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century by ESPN. II. Jordan was known across the USA. A. He was 2nd to Babe Ruth on the Associated Press’s list of athletes of the century. B. He made Nike’s Air Jordan sneakers
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named the Basketball Association of America‚ and was made up of eleven teams. The first 11 teams were from New York‚ Chicago‚ Cleveland‚ Detroit‚ Philadelphia‚ Pittsburgh‚ Providence‚ St.Louis‚ Toronto‚ and Washington. In 1949 six teams from the NBL‚ the Denver Nuggets‚ the Anderson Duffy Packers‚ the Sheboygan Redskins‚ the Tri-City Blackhawks‚ the Waterloo Hawks‚ and the Syracuse Nationals joined the Basketball Association of America and the seventeen teams formed the National Basketball Association
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Chasing the Ghost of Chicago There are many great people that has been fortunate enough to display such athleticism in the National Basketball Association also known as the NBA. Ever since Michael Jordan people refuse to think that there will ever be anyone better then him‚ but the writer of this essay will ensure you that there is hope of dethroning of the title of being the Greatest of all time also known as G.O.A.T. Lebron James is the next thing to greatness; he is nicknamed “The King”‚ which
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