After the Oklahoma City Thunders losing a 3-1 series lead against the GSW‚ one win away from advancing to the NBA finals‚ in the 2015-2016 season. The biggest question in the offseason was whether if Kevin Durant was going to resign with the Oklahoma City Thunder. It happened. On Monday‚ Durant announced his decision to join the Golden State Warriors shocked the world. Durant signed a 2-year $54.3 million with a second year player option. Weeks after Durant announcing his departure from OKC‚ Sport
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He is in the National Basketball Association. He carried his team to the Finals two years in a row. He has over 6‚000 points in his career. He is a two time Most Valuable Player. He is the one and only Steph Curry. Now‚ Steph Curry being the best point guard in the league‚ Steph cares for his family very much and follows the Lord God every step of the way (Fleming). Steph Curry’s career in basketball all started with this hand-me-down‚ old rickety hoop. Growing up‚ Steph studied the gameplay of
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He first coached the baseball team in the early 1920s‚ and throughout the four decades that followed‚ Gordon "Pop" Lamkin continued to be an integral figure in Apprentice School athletics. As versatile as he was‚ there were times when he served as head coach for as many as three different varsity sports in a single year. In 1959‚ one of his busiest years as a coach for the Builders‚ Lamkin headed up the football‚ basketball and track teams‚ and oddly‚ at this late point of his career‚ he was in charge
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Being a professional basketball player in the NBA is a dream of many athletes. However‚ that dream is very competitive. It’s estimated that three out of every 10‚000 players make the NBA. That doesn’t sound very promising to someone who enjoys the game and has natural skill and talent. So what can someone do who understands their limitations but doesn’t want to give up their dream? Playing basketball overseas is a great alternative for many athletes. The NBA is considered to be the premier men’s
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Topic: basketball Thesis: I think basketball is the best sport to play. It can contain many fun things to do. Stephen curry is so fun to watch so is Lebron James they both are great basketball players and entertaining to watch. Intro Paragraph: Oh hello there I didn’t see you. Have you ever seen Lebron James or Stephen curry play basketball? They are two of the greatest players in NBA they make insane plays. Stephen curry has the best shooting percentage he barely misses the basket on the
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The vibration of the basketball hitting the ground is the best feeling the world. Light was shining through the humongous windows onto the worn out gym floor like a flash light. The other teams jerseys were as red as a rose...and as red as the blood pouring out of my mouth. Thats a good story. I am here to tell you about it. I was about ten years old‚ 4th grade. My basketball team was awful and horrible combined into one word. Awfible? Well anyway‚ this game was leaning toward us this time. We were
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Today there are twelve WNBA (Women’s National Basketball Association) teams. However‚ basketball wasn’t always the well loved sport that we know today. In 1891‚ James Naismith invented the game basketball‚ since then basketball has been a great success for many people around the world. It is now a very entertaining sport and can be played by anyone. It is also a great way to exercise and have fun. Basketball is a sport with a variety of activities‚ multiple player positions‚ and has impacted women
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you cannot make proper judgements about what is going on.” The Chicago Tribune and The Chicago Times‚ both of which are prominent newspapers of Chicago‚ recorded relevant information about Eugene Debs and his contribution to the Pullman Strike. Both newspapers only recorded some facts that supported their newspaper’s views of the event that happened over the few month of the nationwide strikes. Eugene Debs was described
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Wages of Sport Athletes How would you like to be paid twenty-three million dollars a year ? It is obvious to say that everyone would more than love it. This figure is only one of the many outrageous wages athletes are being paid today. True‚ not all twenty-three million dollars goes directly to the athlete because of Uncle Sam. Still these figures are too extreme regardless of the sport‚ baseball‚ football or basketball. The athletes here in the United States are without a doubt the greatest on
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Jeremy Lin: A Hero Personified My hero’s name is Jeremy Lin. He is a Taiwanese born NBA player. When he was growing up nobody ever expected him to become a successful basketball player. After Jeremy Lin graduated high school he went to Harvard. Harvard is a very academic-based school and to see a Harvard graduate choose a path of basketball is astonishing. Jeremy Lin rose to stardom on February 4th‚ 2012. He had a career night‚ finishing with 25 points‚ 7 assists‚ and 5 rebounds. Jeremy Lin showed
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