Badenhausen‚ Kurt. "LeBron James’ Monster Shoe Contract Is Still A Bargain For Nike." Forbes.Com (2015): 25. Business Source Premier. Web. 27 Feb. 2016. This article discusses Nike signing a lifetime agreement with LeBron James‚ arguably the best athlete in sports today after matching the Oklahoma City Thunder Star player Kevin Durant with under armour’s epic endorsement offer to keep him as a Nike athlete for another 10 years. Nike showed their loyalty with LeBron James by giving him this lifetime
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Record after record and year after year‚ Stephen Curry is the best to ever shoot the basketball. Some may say‚ what about Ray Allen or Reggie Miller? Both of which are first and second on the all time three pointers made list. People then use that to say even if Steph will break those you cant say he’s the best ever yet. But I believe strongly that he is truly the greatest to ever do it. When people even try to compare Stephen curry to anyone the only people I can understand are Ray Allen or Reggie
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Last year‚ the Portland Trail Blazers were the surprise and feel good story of the NBA. Losing a star in Lamarcus Aldridge in free agency‚ along with Wesley Matthews and Nicolas Batum spelled doom for Trail Blazers. Many in the media and across the league picked Portland to finish near the bottom of the west and destined for a lottery finish. Instead‚ the squad finished with 44 wins and advanced to the second round of the playoffs. The Blazers front office responded by retaining their talent and
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The debate that has left NBA fans divided for years‚ who is the better basketball player‚ LeBron James or Michael Jordan? LeBron James and Michael Jordan are different kinds of players. They have different statistics. They played different positions. One thing that ties them together is that they are two of the greatest basketball players of all time. Who is better‚ LeBron James or Michael Jordan? LeBron James is a better basketball player than Michael Jordan. He can play better all around‚
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From my point of view there will always be artifacts‚ materials‚ symbols and art pieces that will last forever in terms of their value and meaning. Multiple examples such as the Egyptian pyramids‚ the Eiffel tower‚ the magnificent art pieces of Michelangelo‚ the man on the moon are a series of events or pieces that have a tremendous signification‚ because of their cultural value‚ scientific discovery or improvement or even controversial meaning. Moreover‚ the Selection of timeless events or unforgettable
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Amazing basketball talent has come and gone in the NBA. Legends that have played the game will always be remembered for their remarkable performances. A very unique athlete named Allen Iverson‚ left forever lasting footprints in the NBA. Iverson’s journey to the league was quite incredible and the impact he made will never be forgotten. He lived in poverty during his childhood‚ changed NBA culture‚ and revolutionized the guard position. Allen grew up in Hampton‚ Virginia. He was raised by his single
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I was an eight year old kid when I had my first ever glimpse of the NBA Basketball. It was a lanky afro manchild doing a reverse dunk versus Indiana right in front of the Laker crowd. Crowd was in awe‚ Commentators were ecstatic and Kevin Harlan in his usual voice saying‚ Kobe can’t be denied. That day‚ my love affair with the Los Angeles Lakers started. The 2000-2002 Seasons were the very foundation of my Purple and Gold affair. My Lakers were champions and Kobe was the superhero. He’d beat the
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James Naismith was the creator of basketball. He created it in 1891 to condition young athletes in the winter. The “hoop” was a peach basket and the ball was a soccer styled ball. There were many rules for the new game. He created it in a YMCA gym in Springfield‚ Massachusetts. His team of eighteen was divided into two teams of nine and then the peach baskets were nailed above their heads. Every time one would score a basket‚ the game was stopped for the janitor to get up on a ladder and retrieve
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The athlete for selection is Kevin Durant. He plays professional basketball at Seattle Supersonics. The 29-year-old has a reputation for adoring Kobe Bryant in basketball. He aspires recognition as one of the greatest in the game. At present‚ the athletes meet the requirements of professionalism but need additional training to attain the highest level of the game. The psychological approach that improves the cognitive is mandatory in the progression of the athlete. The strength of the athlete is
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In chapter two of the book‚ The Sports Gene‚ the author David Epstein compares and contrasts two high jumpers that have achieved their greatness in very different ways. Donald Thomas is a basketball player who happened to be in the right place at the right time when a fellow high jumper challenged him to clearing a high jump‚ which he surprisingly did with ease. The other jumper; Stefan Holm‚ was a trained professional who had won the previous championships. These two athletes could not be anymore
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