know that me watching certain players on the thunder will give me a boost in my basketball game because they are really good. If i keep watching i can learn some new things on and off the court from the star and role players. Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant basically the batman and robin of the NBA. Them two feed off each other and always
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top title contender by the end of this year. The team drafted Kyrie Irving‚ a guard from Duke University in 2011. LeBron James came back too after he opted out of his contract at the end of this season. One of the newest members of the Cavaliers is Kevin Love. He is an all-star power forward who has spent all of his six years with the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Cavaliers traded away 2013 and 2014 number one draft picks Anthony Bennett and Andrew Wiggins‚ along with a 2015 first round draft pick to
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major that will last a lifetime and help them in their retirement years. Superstar Kevin Durant left Texas after one year because of his family’s financial issues. But‚ his mother always did want herself to finish college but couldn’t since she had to take care of Kevin and his brother. So‚ Kevin continued his education in the offseason not for just him but for his Mom too. (qtd. Abrams 4) Though that was in 2009 Durant showed he still cared about an education not just to show he had one but to feel
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Amorrow Morgan Comparing NBA Pre-draft Combine results to actual performance in the National Basketball Association. The topic that will be discussed is and issue that many have had about their own thoughts on the NBA. Now with statistical data we can come to a better conclusion by doing so. Many say the better skilled players will be the most successful and many also say the better overall “athlete” will win from their own opinion. After some tests and observing the data its proven that the better
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Beloved‚ loathed‚ and prestigious; what do all these three words have in common? They all describe one of the most highly-marketed and globalized franchises in sports history‚ the Los Angeles Lakers. The glamorous team with sixteen championships to its name has had its head flushed down the toilet for the majority of this decade; ironically enough‚ this team was the one that looked most promising at the decade’s start‚ as those Lakers were coming off back to back titles. These Lakers have one sole
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Expository Essay: Russell “Why Not” Westbrook Russell Westbrook is a reigning MVP and considered one of the most furious finishers who dunks over 7 footers and over 6 footers. He looks very mad on the court as if he has been holding a grudge against his opponents. But off the court he is a very generous having his own foundation “Why Not‚” which is an outreach organization to help provide provisions for unfortunate kids. He represents three very good traits/attributes that make him a great role model:
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Get on Their Level! Submitted by The National Basketball League is home to the very finest athletes in the basketball world. This is ultimately the highest level of competition offered in this sport. Due to the fact that this is the peak level out there‚ there is a great amount of competition that occurs within this level itself. Not only do teams compete against each other to try and win games‚ but also the players compete for who has the best skill sets. Obviously since there are different
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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 agreement to pay him back after everything he has done for them ever since he
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Jack Song 2/15/15 Pd2 Task #1 Sports are very popular in our society and its influence is everywhere‚ it affects the way we talk and act. Sports are one of the few things that are universal throughout all countries and cultures. Major sporting events such as the Olympics or World Series net hundreds of millions of views when they are showed. Newspapers and radio often have segments dedicated solely to sports. It is safe to say that sports play an important role in our everyday
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Should College Basketball Ban the One-and-Done Rule College basketball fans have always had a question; Should the one and done rule stay? Some people say yes‚ while some say no. In my perspective‚ think the rule should stay‚ here are my reasons why. One reason the one and done rule should stay is that it helps the young prospects about life. The one year of college teaches kids to work hard‚ make friends‚ and work together to win basketball games. Also‚ the college coaches could teach the young
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