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    Los Angeles Lakers

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    The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles‚ California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Lakers play their home games at Staples Center‚ which they share with their local NBA rival‚ the Los Angeles Clippers‚ the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL‚ and the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA.[1] The Lakers are one of the most successful teams in the history of the NBA‚ and have won 16 championships

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    professional basketball players is a problem as old as time. In some circumstances it may not be the athletes fault. For example when they are treating a minor cough or a cold‚ the medications used will sometimes contain small amounts of alcohol. On the other hand some athletes purposely abuse drugs for a variety of reasons. Some attempt to cover up the presence of other drug abuse but most abuse drugs because they will enhance their performance. The most common abused drugs in professional basketball are:

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    Nba Racism

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    The National Basketball Association has been around for decades and decades. David Stern is the commissioner of this association and has done a good job thus far‚ but the NBA regulations are increasingly restricting player freedom‚ both on and off the court and quite frankly the players are sick and tired of being treated this way. The NBA used to be a business of competitive athletes and coaches ’ competing for the national title in June‚ now it seems the NBA is to excite the fans and keep the media

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    Globalization of the NBA

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    sport of Basketball was created in a Massachusetts gym in the 1800s. Basketball was a classic American sport for hundreds of years until technological advances in the 1990s aloud for globalization of the sport to really begin. These advancements led to the emergence of dedicated sports channels‚ satellite and cable distribution networks‚ and pay-per-view and subscription methods (Falcous‚ McGuire pg. 60) Today‚ Basketball is the second most popular sport in the world behind soccer. Basketballs premier

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    Q. Who invented basketball? A. Dr James Naismith B. Micheal Jordan C. Shaquille O’Neal D. None of the above ANS. Dr James Naismith Q. It is the kind of sport that using a ball to shoot. A. Badminton B. Basketball C. Volleyball D. Table Tennis ANS. Basketball Q. It is well known proponent of Basketball. Who is he? A. John Jacques B. David foster C. Dr. James Naismith D. James Gibb ANS. Dr James Naismith Q. Dr. James Naismith was born in what year? A. 1861 B. 1867 C. 1874 D. 1894 ANS. 1861 Q.

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    assignment I automatically thought about the 2011 NBA lockout. When I chose this topic I did not know a lot about how the NBA (National Basketball Association) and NBPA (National Basketball Players Association) functioned as a whole. I do know about basketball but this labor dispute had really nothing to do with basketball the game but everything to do with basketball the business. I had never thought of the NBA as a business before. Picking this dispute gave me a chance to dive into information and

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    Btec Sports

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    ASSIGNMENT 1 Task 1 – ‘What Makes A Good Leader?’ Describe four qualities‚ four characteristics and four roles common to effective sports leaders. To gain a higher grade you must: Explain the qualities‚ characteristics and roles. : Analyse the qualities‚ characteristics and roles common to effective sports leaders Four Qualities Knowledge of rules and laws e.g. Sir Alex Ferguson CBE‚ Manager of Manchester United Football Team since 1986. He is a manager

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    1 Dumornay‚ Joab Dr.Rose AP English 5/29/13 NCAA or NBA The National basketball association is the worlds premiere basketballs association. Basketball players from around the world come to showcase their talent on the NBA’s stage. The sport of basketball is played by people of all ages‚ sexes‚ and races especially the youth. The youth of all nations have grown found to the sport of basketball and the NBA has inspired many young kids to follow their dreams and become NBA players

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    Basketball

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    first basketball tournament in the history of the Olympic games during the 1936 Berlin edition where basketball was played outdoors on lawn tennis courts (which was terribly hampered by a bad rainy weather) and there were still no seats for spectators. Dr. James Naismith‚ acknowledged as the inventor of the beautiful game of basketball‚ was present at the Berlin Olympic basketball competitions and handed out the medals to the winning basketball teams. The 1936 Philippine Olympic basketball team‚

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    Standard Deviation Abstract QRB/501 Standard Deviation Abstract Standard Deviations Are Not Perverse Purpose: The purpose of this article is to illustrate how using statistical data‚ such as standard deviation‚ can help a cattleman choose the best lot of calf’s at auction. The statistical data used in these decision making processes can also help the cattleman with future analysis of the lots purchased and existing stock. Research Question: How can understanding the standard deviation

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