1975)[1] is an American retired professional basketball player who played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for four teams. He played both the point guard and shooting guard positions. Iverson was an eleven-time NBA All-Star and won the All-Star MVP award in 2001 and2005. Iverson attended Bethel High School in Hampton‚ Virginia and was a dual-sport athlete; he earned the Associated Press High School Player of the Year award in both football and basketball‚ and won the Division
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from many. If I were a basketball player given the option to play with Magic on the court for a game or opt out‚ I would play. The only way HIV/AIDS can be transmitted is through sexual intercourse or contact with blood (Ex. If you had an open wound and some of the infected person’s blood got into the wound or you digested some of the blood from the contaminated subject). Thus being highly unlikely for a person to be contaminated if only playing a game of basketball. I would still play at Magic’s
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I’d eat‚ sleep‚ and go to the gym three times a day.” Butler said. Jimmy Butler was selected with the 30th pick in 2011 draft to the Chicago Bulls. The Chicago Bulls superstar Jimmy Butler has become an all star two times in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Jimmy Butler is a shooting guard for the Chicago Bulls and is one of the elite shooting guards in the NBA. Butler has developed and improved a lot since 2011 and he improved so much he won the most improved player in the NBA in the
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June 7‚ 1975 and he was raised there as well. He attended Bethel high school and he played two different sports there. Iverson played both basketball and football in high school and he won a high school player of the year in both. In football he started as quarterback but he also learned how to play running back‚ kick returner and defensive back‚ and basketball he was also the starting
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Los Angeles Lakers is a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in Los Angeles‚ California. It is not only the successful NBA basketball team but also one of the earliest team joined NBA league. The Lakers is the reigning NBA champions after defeating the Boston Celtics in the 2010 NBA Finals 4 – 3. The Finals victory gave the franchise their 16th championship‚ placing them second in NBA history behind the Celtics’ 17. The Lakers also hold the record for NBA’s longest winning streak (33)
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impressive rookie season with the Los Angeles Lakers. He also won the Nestle Crunch slam-dunk contest‚ and was the leading scorer in the Rookie Game during the NBA all-stars Weekend. Kobe Bryant could very well become one of the best basketball players to ever step on a basketball court. Kobe’s parents named him after a type of steak (Kobe) seen on a restaurant menu prior to his birth. This type of steak is very popular in Japan. Bryant is also fluent in Italian. Even though Bryant plays in the
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Introducing my memoir is about my basketball season this year. I Knew that I wanted to play basketball in this year was my time and chance to play. Playing basketball was really the only thing I was thinking of and wanted to do since it was my time. I was so ready to ball out this season. After boosting myself up‚ I finally decided to try out. I was told we would have a new coach. I was a little scared that we wouldn’t have our old coach anymore. Also‚ when the team was mad a little after‚ our old
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the person he tries to outdo the most of the time is himself.” Michael’s father was a minor league baseball player and encouraged Michael to follow in his footsteps but Jordan’s passion was on the basketball court. In 1981‚ Jordan enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as the basketball star. His sophomore year at UNC‚ the Tarheels won the NCAA Division I championship behind Jordan’s final basket to defeat Georgetown University. The next two years‚ Jordan was honored as the NCAA
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growth in professional basketball‚ the city of Baltimore has caught the NBA’s eye. The last time Baltimore had a professional basketball team was back in the early 1960s. The Chicago Zephyrs moved to Baltimore and were known as the Baltimore Bullets. The name originated from Baltimore’s American National League basketball team (Albero‚ 2016). The Bullets played at the Baltimore Civic Center‚ which is now the Royal Farms Arena. With the possible expansion of professional basketball‚ I believe that the
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1 The NBA has been played in the United States for 63 years. Throughout those years‚ there have been many players that have set records and many players that have broken records. Those players set the standards for what the fans think a basketball player should be‚ but many surpass expectations. There are many elite players in the NBA‚ besides the stats‚ the fans decide on who is the best. Many people have their picks and chooses but even though their may be somebody better‚ Kobe Bryant
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