Basketball. What is it? How did it begin? Why is it so popular now as opposed to earlier in history. Basketball was brought to fruition in 1891‚ as a counterbalance to outdoor activities‚ the likes of soccer and lacrosse. It’s creator‚ Dr. James Naismith‚ a presbyterian preacher who worked as a physical education teacher at the YMCA international School (now Springfield College) was told to find and “athletic distraction” for the students there‚ and thus‚ basketball was born. Later on‚ in 1950
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My two characters that I will be comparing and contrasting are Stevie and Susan Carol from the book “Last Shot”. They have some things in common but they are also different. They both won a contest to go to the final four. They both are friends but they try to out beat each other. Stevie and Susan Carol have some things that are similar. They both like basketball‚ you can tell that because they try to win a writing competition to go to the final four then you’re definitely a basketball fan
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“Jack‚ stay focused out there we believe in you” Coach Mike told Jackson in the pregame huddle in the locker room. 36-year-old Jackson Smith was last the man on the Team USA roster‚ the team needed a veteran player to contrast the explosive‚ athletic and talented young players. Jackson somehow found his way into the starting lineup due to a collision between the teams two point guards at a practice yesterday. Jackson hadn’t played a single minute during the entire Olympics. Jackson‚ the coaches‚
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It’s official! The NBA All-Star game will be returning to Los Angeles in 2018! Commissioner Adam Silver made the announcement that All-Star weekend will take place at Staples Center in Los Angeles for the 3rd time (Hosted previously in 2004 and 2011). The weekend in L.A. will kick off February 16th with the Rising Stars Challenge then the infamous Saturday Night Festivities on the 17th‚ and concludes with the 67th All Star Game on the 18th (For those looking for dates). The Lakers and Clippers will
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The NBA will always have popularity in the United States. It’s popularity is rising very fast and it will be hard for them to maintain a fan base like that. With all the drama with players and teams it is not hard to get views. Also with players only getting better and better people will naturally be interested. That is why I think the NBA will only get more popular. Social media is a huge help for the NBA. All the players and coaches have some form of social media.That means with a single post
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Jamaris Atkins Eberhardt ENGL 1101 Compare & Contrast 31 October 2014 LeBron James or Carmelo Anthony LeBron James versus Carmelo Anthony is a very tough matchup and it is hard to pick the best one. They both are great players‚ but my opinion is LeBron James and there are many reasons why. They both came in the NBA in 2003. They both played twelve NBA seasons. Their career stats are totally different‚ but some maybe the same. They come from two different places. Carmelo is older than LeBron by exactly
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I am 31 born on December 30‚1984. I’m 6‚8 and my starting positions are small forward and Power forward.I lived in Akron‚Ohio. I went to st vincent‚mary high school. When i was on my last year of high school my last year of high school basketball. I was ruled ineligible the last 5 games of the season because of the gifts including $845 worth of athletic Jerseys and‚ I was driving around in a $150‚000 sports utility vehicle. From his mother‚ who didn’t work. In 2003 to 2010 I was on cleveland Cavaliers
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Stephen Curry kill on the opening night of the season he play for the Warriors. Stephen is so fast with the ball he can almost do it all he really can’t be stop by nobody in the NBA. He showing everybody in the NBA why he is the M.V.P you just have to give respect where it’s due in Stephen Curry deserve the respect he really earn it he is so humble. The opening night game Curry almost past Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in points for a M.V.P in a opening game he had 40points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had 41points
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Eastern Conference fourth leading and Southeast Division top team Miami Heat outlasted the East’s fifth ranked Atlanta Hawks 115-111‚ even playing without key players Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade Friday night at the Philips Arena in Atlanta. Luol Deng paced the Heat scoring with a team-high 30 points and 11 rebounds to go along with 4 steals in 37.31 minutes in the hardcourt as Miami moves up a spot in the conference’s team positions. The Heat is now having a record of 30 wins and 24 losses‚ and currently
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This 19 year old basketball prodigy grew up to be 7 foot tall. His name is Thon Maker. He was born in Sudan and played high school basketball in Canada. His athleticism and spunk now tells him that he’s ready to make it in the big league. He can’t wait to hit the court and be with the big guys like Lebron James. What did this teenager have that everyone should follow? According to Entrepreneur‚ it’s a battle between “too soon” versus “believe in yourself.” For Maker‚ it doesn’t matter because
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